EHRs

The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to roll out a new patient portal alongside its current solution MyHealtheVet once it deploys its new Cerner EHR at the end of the month, according to an  Oct. 1 FCW report. 

University of Minnesota and M Health Fairview researchers created a new artificial intelligence algorithm that evaluates chest X-rays to diagnose potential cases of COVID-19 and made it available at scale for free in Epic's App Orchard, according to an Oct.…

The Department of Veterans Affairs has scheduled to deploy the first round of its new Cerner EHR capabilities on Oct. 24 at the Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center in Spokane, Wash., according to Federal News Network. 

An Arizona-based network of clinics became the first independent urgent care operator to install Epic EHR.

Four of the top vendors hospitals use to participate in the Medicare EHR Incentive Program are Allscripts, Cerner, Epic and Meditech, according to 2018 ONC data.

HHS announced Sept. 30 new cooperative agreements totaling $2.5 million to five health information exchanges to improve data sharing among local public health agencies during public health emergencies. 

Here are seven updates on Cerner's operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker's Hospital Review in September.

While EHR snooping ultimately boils down to a human issue, some hospitals and health systems are turning to technology to mitigate cases of unauthorized record viewing. 

The HHS Office of the National  Health Coordinator for Health Information Technology awarded a three-year cooperative agreement Sept. 29 to the American Board of Family Medicine as part of a new initiative to measure use and potential burdens physicians experience…

Here are five updates on Epic's operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker's Hospital Review in September.