EHRs

Here are six quick notes on Allscripts and the EHR market:

A former patient is suing Flemingsburg, Ky.-based Fleming County Hospital, claiming it missed signs of her cancer and then edited her electronic medical records and deleted evidence that falsely claimed she was cancer-free, according to a recent NBC News report. 

The National Institutes of Health awarded UC hospitals, led by University of California Irvine, $500,000 to support the agency's health system collaborative that integrates data from thousands of COVID-19 patient medical records with disease research.

Results from a prior authorization pilot launched by America's Health Insurance Plans are in, and participants saw electronic prior authorization significantly shorten the time between request and care delivery. 

Here are eight quick notes on Epic and the EHR market:

Cerner will begin sharing EHR data with New York Life Insurance Co. as part of a new collaboration with the New York City-based mutual life insurer, according to a March 24 news release.

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.

Epic and health insurer Humana are moving ahead with the next phase of their collaboration to improve patient and provider communication and access to health information, the companies said in a March 24 news release.

Primary care clinicians on average spend the most time using EHRs compared to medical and surgical specialists, according to a study published March 22 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

The Omaha (Neb.) Metropolitan Healthcare Coalition is working with a group of hospitals including Nebraska Medicine and CHI Health System on a medical records-based scoring system for distributing COVID-19 vaccinations, according to ABC affiliate KETV.