William Hersh, MD, Professor and Chair, OHSU Blog: Informatics Professor Twitter: @williamhersh The era of meaningful use came to a relatively quiet end this summer with the release of the Final Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems rule by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Systems (CMS) this past August. The rule put into place most of what had been in the…

The numbers and facts you are about to see are all true… As of 5/31/18 As of May 2018, more than 545,600 health care providers received payment for participating in the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs. In May 2013, CMS announced that more than half of all eligible health care providers had been paid under the Medicare…

The numbers and facts you are about to see are all true… As of 4/30/18 As of April 2018, more than 545,000 health care providers received payment for participating in the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs. In May 2013, CMS announced that more than half of all eligible health care providers had been paid under the Medicare…

The numbers and facts you are about to see are all true… As of 3/31/18 As of March 2018, more than 544,700 health care providers received payment for participating in the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs. In May 2013, CMS announced that more than half of all eligible health care providers had been paid under the Medicare…

William A. Hyman Professor Emeritus, Biomedical Engineering Texas A&M University, w-hyman@tamu.edu Read other articles by this author I think it is fair to say that EHRs, as we currently know them, are largely hated by their users, although no doubt beloved by their vendors. This might have been the expected result given that the adoption of EHRs was mandated by…

The numbers and facts you are about to see are all true… As of 2/28/18 As of February 2018, more than 544,000 health care providers received payment for participating in the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs. In May 2013, CMS announced that more than half of all eligible health care providers had been paid under the Medicare…

By Bennett Lauber, Chief Experience Officer, The Usability People Twitter: @UsabilityPeople The usability of the system is probably the most important factor in making an informed choice of which EHR to use for your practice. Most every bit of software says that it is easy to use, but how can you choose an EHR that is actually usable? We recommend choosing an EHR…

The numbers and facts you are about to see are all true… As of 1/31/18 As of January 2018, more than 543,000 health care providers received payment for participating in the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs. In May 2013, CMS announced that more than half of all eligible health care providers had been paid under the Medicare…

The numbers and facts you are about to see are all true… As of 12/31/17 As of December 2017, more than 542,000 health care providers received payment for participating in the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs. In May 2013, CMS announced that more than half of all eligible health care providers had been paid under the Medicare…

The numbers and facts you are about to see are all true… As of 11/30/17 As of November 2017, more than 541,000 health care providers received payment for participating in the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs. In May 2013, CMS announced that more than half of all eligible health care providers had been paid under the Medicare…

The numbers and facts you are about to see are all true… As of 10/31/17 As of October 2017, more than 540,000 health care providers received payment for participating in the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs. In May 2013, CMS announced that more than half of all eligible health care providers had been paid under the Medicare…

The numbers and facts you are about to see are all true… As of 9/30/17 As of September 2017, more than 537,000 health care providers received payment for participating in the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs. In May 2013, CMS announced that more than half of all eligible health care providers had been paid under the Medicare…