EHRs / Interoperability

VigiLanz, an EHR clinical surveillance company, recently named Hayley Burgess, PharmD, as its new chief clinical officer. 

Cerner recently welcomed Lisa Collins and Nithya Narasimhan as the newest leaders of its Client Services organization. 

Rochester (N.Y.) Regional Health inked a deal with Enterprise Health to launch a separate EHR to store employee data, such as immunization records and workplace injury data. 

Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai launched the Community Connect Program to use its EHR to link vulnerable patients to social services. 

Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health partnered with the digital platform NowPow to provide patients with referrals to community resources.

Apple has created avenues for patients to share their self-generated health data with providers, but it's unclear how much data providers are actually reviewing, Kaiser Health News reported Aug. 12.

Olive has launched a clearinghouse for clients nationwide through its acquisition of revenue cycle management vendor Healthcare IP.

Cerner welcomed Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health to its clinical research network, the Kansas City, Mo.-based EHR vendor said Aug. 11. 

Four of the top vendors hospitals use to participate in the Medicare EHR Incentive program are Allscripts, Cerner, Epic and Meditech, according to ONC data.

The Vaccination Credential Initiative, a collective of organizations including Cerner, Epic and Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic, has been launched to provide a way to verify a patient's vaccination status, according to an Aug. 8 report from Kansas City NBC affiliate…