EHRs

CMS is issuing new guidance on data exchange provisions included in its May 2020 interoperability rule, saying it will hold off on enforcement until finalized rules are issued. 

From hybrid schedules to vaccine clinics, here are seven updates on Epic, Cerner and Allscripts' work-from-home policies and COVID-19 initiatives.

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic wreaking havoc on hospital operations, EHR purchasing activity saw an uptick in 2020. Epic, for example, saw its most successful year since 2015, when the company landed contracts with 144 hospitals, according to the KLAS Research "U.S.…

Researchers from Stanford (Calif.) Medicine developed a new type of medical consult that uses millions of EHRs to bring insights to physicians.

William Moran, MD, a physician based in Austin, Texas, abruptly retired after more than 30 years, leaving patients in the dark about getting medical records, according to a Sept. 14 report by NBC affiliate Kxan.

Miami, Fla.-based Health Choice Network is partnering with Epic to launch a new integrated EHR system across its healthcare provider network, HCN said Sept. 14. 

A new study from researchers at Cleveland-based MetroHealth found that Epic's sepsis warning system, which is used at hundreds of U.S. hospitals and health systems, is associated with administering antibiotics faster, according to an Aug. 20 study published in Critical…

CMS recently updated regulations for its Medicare Promoting Interoperability program to require eligible hospitals to complete an annual self-assessment of their EHRs using ONC-sponsored safety guidelines. 

Powell (Wyo.) Valley Healthcare will transition from its NextGen Healthcare Information Systems EHR to a new Cerner system, the Powell Tribune reported Sept. 14. 

After noticing its customers use Twitter "quite a lot," Epic is rolling out new ways to stay connected with its hospital and health system clients online, the Wisconsin State Journal reported Sept. 13.