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Medical Economics Medical E ONCÕs KarenXCLUSIVE DeSalvo OCTOBER 10 OCTOBER Roadmap to interoperability , 2014 , PAGE 68 2014 EHR SCORECARD SCORECARD EHR 2014 OCTOBER 10, 2014 VOL. 91 NO. 19 ■ TOP 50 EHR 50 TOP S ■ KAREN D KAREN E SALVO ON INTEROPERABILITY ON SALVO EHR RABILITY SCORECARD Physician ratings on system usability Meaningful Use Clinical support Patient portals Quality of care Technical support PAGE 22 YOUR FUTURE EHR WORK SMARTER 4 ways vendors are Why your patient portal building better systems will boost your effi ciency PAGE 74 PAGE 91 blackmagentacyanyellow ES503041_ME101014_cv1.pgs 09.22.2014 23:25 ADV Advertisement not available for this issue Advertisementof the not digital available edition for this issue of the digital edition www.medicaleconomics.com/resourcecenterindex MedicalEconomics.com Facebook Twitter www.MedicalEconomics.com/HIMSS2012www.MedicalEconomics.com/ACA MedicalEconomics.com Facebook Twitter See medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/himss2012resource centers related to our Business of Health series You’ve gotYou've questions got technology about the Affordablequestions. Care Act. as well as topics such as Patient-Centered Medical Homes, accountable We’ve got answers. care organizations, and ourWe've EHR got Best answers. Practices Study at the above link. Advertisement not available for this issue Advertisementof the not digital available edition for this issue of the digital edition www.medicaleconomics.com/resourcecenterindex MedicalEconomics.com Facebook Twitter www.MedicalEconomics.com/HIMSS2012www.MedicalEconomics.com/ACA MedicalEconomics.com Facebook Twitter See medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/himss2012resource centers related to our Business of Health series You’ve gotYou've questions got technology about the Affordablequestions. Care Act. as well as topics such as Patient-Centered Medical Homes, accountable We’ve got answers. care organizations, and ourWe've EHR got Best answers. Practices Study at the above link. Referenced in MedLine® Volume 91 OCTOBER 10, 2014 Issue 19 IN DEPTH COLUMNS EHR PAGE 91 16 AMA ISSUES EHR CALL TO ACTION SCORECARD 8 ways physicians say EHR vendors Gail Levy, MA should improve their systems. STARTS Five ways your patient portal ON PAGE 22 24 PHYSICIAN EHR can boost productivity SATISFACTION GROWS Exclusive results from a survey of physicians on their attititudes toward their EHR systems. 38 TOP 50 EHRS An evaluation of the f nancial viability of the top EHR vendors. 46 EHR CAPABILITY CHECKLIST A guide for physicians on evaluating what EHR systems of er. 68 ONC’S STARTS ON PAGE 38 INTEROPERABILITY ACTION PLAN An exclusive interview with ONC’s 9 EDITORIAL BOARD Karen DeSalvo on interoperability. 10 ME ONLINE COVER STORY | TECHNOLOGY 74 YOUR FUTURE EHR 12 FROM THE TRENCHES 4 ways vendors are improving the Exclusive physician ratings on 16 VITALS functions and usability of their 98 ADVERTISER INDEX systems. EHR system usability 99 THE LAST WORD 81 THE MOBILE HEALTH A new study says online REVOLUTION starts on page 22 communication remains elusive for primary care physicians. How physicians can meet patient demand for more connected care. ❚ Top EHR systems scored in 87 OPEN NEW AVENUES OF MISSION STATEMENT PATIENT COMMUNICATION 5 key areas Medical Economics is the leading business resource for of ce-based physicians, How technology is helping bridge ❚ gaps between doctors and patients. Physician perspectives providing the expert advice and shared examined on EHR usability experiences doctors need to successfully meet 91 THE PORTAL-OPTIMIZED today’s challenges in practice management, PRACTICE ❚ Analysis of EHR use trends patient relations, malpractice, electronic 5 ways your patient portal can boost health records, career, and personal f nance. productivity. Medical Economics provides the nonclinical education doctors didn’t get in medical school. 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