Demonstrating benefits to patients and clinicians will greatly drive interoperability, health information exchange and medical record digitalisation in Asia-Pacific. Dr Mahesh Appannan, Ministry of ...

Electronic medical record (EMR) systems have been in use for more than 2 decades. Studies documenting nursing satisfaction with an EMR system, the benefits of an EMR, implementation barriers, user ...

In this inaugural episode of our conversations with APAC health IT leaders on their EMR experience, we explore the complexities of EMR implementation in Malaysia. From tackling interoperability and ...

EMR systems in India are still in their nascent stage, with only a few hospitals and clinics having implemented them. EMR systems in India are still in their nascent stage, with only a few hospitals ...

Electronic medical record (EMR) implementations are expensive endeavors, and cost overruns can cripple the hospitals that experience them and cause havoc for the people who work there. In the case of ...

The findings of this pilot study were preliminary and could not be generalized to the nursing staff as a whole. However, the preliminary data offered key indicators to the project team and reinforced ...

Here are eight common mistakes for ASCs to avoid during electronic medical record implementation. Preventing these mistakes will make the implementation process smoother and allow the surgery center ...

EMR integrated with other devices include live monitors, which enables the doctor to monitor parameters such as a BP, heart rate, echocardiogram and many other activities virtually. Implementation of ...

There is no worse feeling than arriving at your go-live date and realizing your hospital is inadequately prepared to use your EMR to care for patients, many administrators say. Here Kevin Burchill, ...

Anyone in the biz knows that you don't just put in an EMR and expect success. The federal subsidies, which require "meaningful use" of EMRs, up the ante. Still, implementations continue to fail, or at ...