EHRs

Cerner served as the lead partner alongside Missouri state and local officials to secure $6 million in federal funds to establish 5,300 new tech industry apprenticeships, Missourinet reports.

Healthcare organizations have adopted national interoperability networks Carequality and CommonWell Health Alliance as some of the primary methods for sharing patient records, but the usability of the shared data varies greatly depending on the EHR each organization uses, according to…

The Department of Veterans Affairs launched its new $16 billion Cerner EHR system Oct. 24 at the Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center in Spokane, Wash.

Clinical communication platforms are continually evolving, and the pandemic has only increased the need for optimized care team coordination and quick access to patient information. 

While some healthcare organizations have turned to digital health data exchange networks to share patient medical records, others still rely on methods such as the fax machine to do the job.

Cerner is rolling out new communication capabilities across its online patient portal to reduce administrative time for staff and boost consumer engagement.

Catholic Health recently deployed its new Epic EHR, a $100 million investment project the Buffalo, N.Y.-based health system has been working on since February 2019. 

The amount of money healthcare providers spend each year to maintain their current EHR systems varies greatly, from $5,000 to upwards of $50,000, according to Medical Economics.

Epic is launching a COVID-19 risk prediction model developed by Cleveland Clinic within its EHR software to help healthcare clients identify patients' likelihood of testing positive for the virus, according to a Nov. 9 news release. 

A group of patients whose medical records were inappropriately accessed by a former Mayo Clinic employee are moving to file a class-action lawsuit against the Rochester, Minn.-based health system for failing to safeguard their data, the Star Tribune reports.