EHRs

EHR usability issues are being associated with nurse burnout, which can lead to higher rates of surgical patient mortality and readmissions, according to a recent study published in the journal Medical Care. 

Researchers from New York City-based Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons developed an algorithm that automatically searches a patient's EHR to look for signs of kidney disease, an April 13 study published in npj Digital Medicine found.

Cerner will host the last second-dose event of its COVID-19 vaccination clinic at its Kansas City, Mo.-based campus on May 6, My Courier Tribune reports. 

The Department of Defense recently went live on its new Cerner EHR system across healthcare facilities in 12 more states, according to an April 27 news release.

Cerner has been recognized as the top-rated inpatient EHR vendor for integrated hospital and health systems for the second consecutive year, a Black Book report finds.

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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.

Cerner is teaming up with the MIB Group, which provides data-driven underwriting services to life insurance companies, as the EHR vendor looks to build on its life insurance industry initiatives.

In terms of usability, nurses grade EHRs as an "F" rating and attribute them as a main cause of burnout, according to an April 19 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.