However, the rate of EMR adoption among long-term care and post-acute care facilities has been described as “dismally low.” In fact, a study by Health Affairs in 2012 1 found that only six percent of ...

The latest news on electronic medical record (EMR) penetration in physician practices can be interpreted in two different ways, depending on whether you see the glass as half empty or half full.

Doctors can debate, but it looks as if EMRs are here to stay. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act states that every American should be provided an electronic medical record by 2014. The Obama ...

Ty Thaiyananthan, MD, founder and head neurosurgeon of BASIC Spine in Orange, Calif., and practice manager Casey Crawford discuss the challenges and opportunities for integrating electronic medical ...

The adoption of electronic medical records was likely to provide savings for urban hospitals after three years of their use, while rural hospitals faced increased costs for at least six years, a study ...