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Electronic Medical Records (EMRs)

Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) are poised to transform data management and care for patients, especially in dialysis clinics. Find the latest information here about how to set up an EMR system in your dialysis center and news on the latest technologies coming from EMR companies, as well as the ongoing CROWNWeb implementation.

HHS Announces Next Steps to Promote Use of EHRs

WASHINGTON—Today, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the next steps in the Obama administration’s work to help doctors and hospitals use electronic health records (EHRs). ...More
August 23, 2012
Posted in News, Government & Regulation
HII, Wheat Systems Merger Brings Advancement

Health Informatics International (HII) and Wheat Systems Integration (WSI), joined forces in May and became Infian. The ribbon cutting ceremony and announcement of the merger and name change took place in Richmond, Va., on Tuesday, May, 29. ...More
July 2, 2012
Posted in Articles, Business
Liability Claims Drop with EHRs

SAN FRANCISCO—Switching over to electronic health records (EHRs) appears to dramatically cut malpractice suits, according to a small study of insurance claims. ...More
June 26, 2012
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma, Practice Management
Escaping the EHR Trap The Future of Health IT

WALTHAM, Mass.—It is a widely accepted myth that medicine requires complex, highly specialized information-technology (IT) systems. This myth continues to justify soaring IT costs, burdensome physician workloads, and stagnation in innovation — while doctors become ...More
June 14, 2012
Posted in News, Practice Management
Is Your Clinic Ready for Meaningful Use?

Time flies. Time is money. These two clichés couldn’t be more apropos as a quarter of 2012 has already passed and the deadline looms for dialysis clinics and nephrology practices to get on board with stage 1 of meaningful use and take advantage of financial incentives from ...More
June 13, 2012
Posted in Articles, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
Acumen nEHR Adds Practice Management System to Create a Complete Clinical and Financial System

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Health IT Services Group (HITSG) announced the acquisition of the eRenalMD practice management system, which will be integrated with the Acumen nEHR clinical tool. ...More
June 6, 2012
Posted in News, Business, Practice Management
Ascend Clinical Releases Ascend Chart with NRAA Certification for CROWNWeb

REDWOOD CITY, Calif— Ascend Clinical, LLC, announced today the release of Ascend Chart. ...More
June 1, 2012
Posted in News, Business
Ascend Launches New EMR

REDWOOD CITY, Cali.— Ascend Clinical, the nation’s leading provider of ESRD laboratory testing and information delivery services for independent providers, today launched Ascend Chart, a dialysis clinical EMR tailored to the needs of independent dialysis clinics. ...More
March 30, 2012
Posted in News, Business, Practice Management
CROWNWeb Extends Phase 3 Through April 20

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said on March 22 that it has extended the Phase 3 pilot through April 20—and additional four weeks—to give dialysis facilities more time to complete QIMS registration ahead of the national release. ...More
March 22, 2012
Posted in Blog
EHRs May Spur More Testing

WASHINGTON—According to a report published in the March 7 issue of Health Affairs physicians who have electronic access to imaging results order more imaging tests, a conclusion at odds with claims that electronic health records (EHRs) will lead to less testing. ...More
March 13, 2012
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma