EHRs

One hundred sites, including Novant Health and Colorado's UCHealth, have deployed Epic software to run their mass COVID-19 vaccination programs. 

Cerner made several moves in 2020 to strengthen its data division as the Kansas City, Mo.-based health IT company looks to expand its core business beyond EHRs.

The lack of interoperability between EHRs is causing issues for the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, including scheduling, keeping track of side effects and ensuring doses are being distributed equally, according to Bob Kocher, MD, adjunct professor at Stanford University. 

Cerner reported $780.1 million in net earnings in 2020, a 47 percent increase from $529.5 million in 2019.

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.

Kansas City, Mo.-based Cerner has already made several key leadership changes this year.

The American Medical Association, College of Healthcare Information Management Executives and six more organizations have teamed up to launch a new resource center for helping healthcare professionals with the upcoming information blocking rule regulations.

Mass General Hospital researchers used medical histories of patients collected and stored in EHRs combined with artificial intelligence technology to predict patients' probability of dying from COVID-19.

Prior authorization for advanced imaging requests was expedited when a health system used a clinical decision support tool in partnership with a commercial payer, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. 

Providers who have both the knowledge and opportunity to personalize the EHR to their workflow report higher overall satisfaction with their organization's vendor system than those who do not, according to a recent KLAS Research and Arch Collaborative report.