EHRs

Healthcare delivery has been irrevocably changed by the events of 2020. The impact of the COVID pandemic, including the increasingly critical nature of population health management, is obvious. Apart from this, significant regulations for interoperability and data sharing have been…

A strategic approach to getting the most out of electronic medical records.

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.

San Francisco-based Dignity Health Management Services will implement Innovaccer's data platform, which gathers patient data from multiple sources to streamline care coordination and population health insights, according to an Aug. 25 news release.

EHR and EMR management systems contain vast deposits of data, often leaving healthcare professionals feeling overwhelmed and unsure of how to manage the information efficiently. However, there are strategies available to help standardize clinical staff's interactions with these systems.

Allscripts recently secured five new patents that aim to improve healthcare delivery and innovation, according to an Aug. 25 news release.

The Department of Veterans Affairs on Aug. 24 announced the first go-live of its EHR modernization program, launching a new centralized scheduling solution at an Ohio VA medical center. 

New York-based United Health Services is transitioning to Epic, according to a report from the Press & Sun-Bulletin, a local New York publication.

A U.S. appeals court on Aug. 20 ruled that the $280 million in punitive damages Indian consultancy group Tata was ordered to pay Epic Systems be reassessed, according to Law360. 

Nuance announced Aug. 20 that its virtual assistant is now integrated with Epic's ambient voice technology "Hey Epic!" in the EHR's front-end software Hyperspace.