Family physicians are adopting electronic health records (EHRs) at a much faster rate than previous data suggested, reaching a nearly 70 percent adoption rate nationwide, new study findings reveal.

Three Houston-based Memorial Hermann Healthcare System hospitals — Memorial Hermann Katy, Sugar Land and Southeast — have reached Stage 6 of seven stages of the HIMSS Analytics EMR adoption model, ...

Electronic health record adoption varies by several factors including physician practice size and location. Here are the top five states leading in EHR adoption, according to a Medscape report.

A new study led by a University of Massachusetts Amherst health economist dispels the notion that hospitals' adoption of electronic medical records (EMRs) is driving up health care spending by helping ...

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In a study that is unlikely to find favor among privacy advocates, researchers from two academic institutions warned that increased efforts to protect the privacy of health data will hamper the ...

During an EHR transition, it is essential to keep the patient at the center of the transition, ensuring collaboration with clinicians and patients is done early, says Epic Emeritus CIO Kelli Garrison, ...

Twenty years ago this month, 21 of the industry’s leading EHR vendors came together to form what was then called the HIMSS EHR Vendor Association to accelerate the widespread adoption of EHRs. It was ...