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EHR & EMR

Scientists create a labor-saving automated method for studying electronic health records

September 2, 2021

Via: ScienceDaily Health

In an article published in the journal Patterns, scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai described the creation of a new, automated, artificial intelligence-based algorithm that can learn to read patient data from electronic health records. In […]


EHR & EMR

HHS releases strategy to ease EHR burdens on physicians

February 27, 2020

Via: medicaldevice-network.com

On 21 February, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in partnership with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) released a strategy that aims to […]


EHR & EMR

Electronic health records creating a ‘new era’ of health care fraud, officials say

December 23, 2019

Via: The Medical News

Derek Lewis was working as an electronic health records specialist for the nation’s largest hospital chain when he heard about software defects that might even “kill a patient.” The doctors at Midwest (City) Regional Medical Center in Oklahoma worried that […]


EHR & EMR

6 Health System Barriers to Digital Health Transformation

October 3, 2019

Via: HitConsultant

The concept of digital health information was introduced in the 1970s when professionals began moving away from problem-oriented medical records and making the transition to electronic health records (EHR). At the time, many facilities didn’t have the technology on hand […]


Innovation, Patient Experience

When a doctor’s screen time detracts from face time with patients

July 24, 2019

Via: The Medical News

As Wei Wei Lee sat with her doctor to discuss starting a family, she felt a “distance” between them. The physician was busy on the computer and focused on the screen. “It just didn’t feel very personal,” Lee said. “I […]


EHR & EMR

Replacing an EHR comes with many challenges and costs

July 15, 2019

Via: Health Data Management

The vast majority of healthcare provider organizations use electronic health records and physician practice management systems to manage the care they give to patients. Over time, functionality in the EHR and PPM systems can’t keep up with emerging demands, often […]


EHR & EMR

The Promise of Electronic Health Records: Are We There Yet?

February 18, 2019

Via: HITECH Answers

The meeting took place nearly 15 years ago, but I still remember vividly the bold declaration by a former Congressional leader advocating for technological reforms in healthcare. “Paper kills!” he warned. “Paper records are an utterly irrational national security risk.” […]


EHR & EMR

GAO: Patient matching hampered by demographic data

January 16, 2019

Via: Health Data Management

While healthcare providers are increasingly sharing electronic health records, they continue to face challenges in matching patients to their EHRs, according to the Government Accountability Office. Patients are matched to their medical records—either manually or automatically via software—through demographic information, […]


EHR & EMR

Change in EHR default orders helps reduce inpatient sleep interruptions

January 9, 2019

Via: Health Data Management

A tweak to default orders in the University of Chicago Medical Center’s electronic health records system is letting patients sleep more soundly at night. Inpatient sleep deprivation is a serious problem at hospitals because of frequent nighttime awakenings by clinicians […]


EHR & EMR

Study links stress from EHR use to physician burnout

December 6, 2018

Via: Health Data Management

Doctor use of electronic health records is causing stress that is strongly associated with physician burnout, according to a new study. That’s the conclusion of an analysis of results from a 2017 Rhode Island Department of Health survey in which […]


Regulatory

HHS Issues Draft Strategy to Reduce Health IT Burden

December 4, 2018

Via: HITECH Answers

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a draft strategy designed to help reduce administrative and regulatory burden on clinicians caused by the use of health information technology (health IT) such as electronic health records (EHRs). The […]


EHR & EMR

DaVita swaps homegrown EHR for Epic

January 12, 2018

Via: HealthcareITnews

DaVita announced that it will implement a new EHR from Epic Systems and employ Epic’s Care Everywhere Network. The company, which provides kidney dialysis across the United States and in 11 countries around the world, said the new electronic health […]


EHR & EMR

PMI national cohort to leverage common data model for EHR sharing

December 4, 2017

Via: Health Data Management

Electronic health records are a critical piece of the massive dataset that the National Institutes of Health intends to gather from a national cohort of 1 million or more Americans, as part of the Precision Medicine Initiative’s All of Us […]


Uncategorized

Cloud services put patient information at risk

October 3, 2017

Via: Healthcarebusinesstech

The cloud is the new normal for enterprise apps, with 70% of all organizations having at least one app in the cloud today, according to IDG’s Enterprise Cloud Computing Survey, 2016. Telehealth, big data management in research and patient management […]


EHR & EMR

Lovelace Health System goes live on Epic EHR

September 6, 2017

Via: HealthcareITnews

Lovelace Health System has gone live with its new Epic system, with all hospitals and clinics are now using Epic for clinical applications, billing, scheduling, registration and more. It has also implemented Epic’s MyChart patient portal, with an app patients […]


Innovation, Med Tech, Patient Experience

Allscripts picks Vidyo to add telehealth features to patient portal

August 31, 2017

Via: HealthcareITnews

EHR vendor Allscripts has selected the Vidyo.io platform from Vidyo to power virtual consultations directly embedded into the Allscripts FollowMyHealth patient portal. On-demand video visits can be launched directly from the patient portal workflow, with the aim of simplifying remote […]


News

Cerner posts all-time high of $1.6 billion in second quarter bookings

July 31, 2017

Via: HealthcareITnews

Cerner’s bookings rose 16 percent to a best-ever $1.6 billion in the second quarter of 2017, company officials said on Thursday. Revenue for the second quarter was in line with the company’s guidance range at about $1.29 billion, up 6 […]


EHR & EMR

EHR installs carry huge financial risks, Moody’s says, so manage them wisely

July 26, 2017

Via: HealthcareITnews

Rolling out new electronic health record systems puts hospitals at a significant risk of financial losses, according to a new report by credit rating firm Moody’s. “Hospitals run the risk of incurring operating losses, lower patient volumes and receivables write-offs […]


Uncategorized

Apple reveals plans to put health records on the iPhone

June 16, 2017

Via: HealthcareITnews

Apple has been in talks with hospitals and other healthcare organizations to explore the possibility of bringing health records together via iPhones, media outlets reported. The effort to make all personal health information available via its devices would be a […]


EHR & EMR

What’s Next for Electronic Health Records?

June 13, 2017

Via: HITECH Answers

With the Department of Justice announcement of the $155 million dollar eClinicalWorks settlement (including personal liability for the CEO, CMO and COO), many stakeholders are wondering what’s next for EHRs. Clearly the industry is in a state of transition. eCW […]