EHRs

La Jolla, Calif.-based Scripps Research Translational Institute is the newest member of the National Institutes of Health's $25 million research initiative that uses data from thousands of COVID-19 patient medical records for disease research. 

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare deployed Smiths Medical's wireless infusion pump programming across its EHR systems at nine HCA Capital Hospitals, according to a June 24 news release.

Epic, Cerner, Allscripts and Meditech have the largest market share of EHRs at hospitals across the nation.

The Defense Health Agency signed a one-year contract with Leidos to provide EHR and other services, according to FedHealthIT.

Here are six hospitals and health systems that recently completed virtual EHR go-lives with remote support due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Since striking a partnership with Cerner in 2018 the Department of Veterans Affairs' $16 billion EHR implementation has encountered various delays, but project leaders anticipate the final go-live in about 10 years, according to Federal News Network.

Here are key insights from six recent studies on EHRs:

Jacksonville-based University of North Florida has partnered with Optimum Healthcare IT to establish an EHR apprenticeship program offering training to give hospital and health systems EHR support, according to a June 23 news release. 

Cerner will eliminate 100 jobs as part of its third round of layoffs since September 2019, The Kansas City Star reports.

While most physicians recognize the value the EHR brings to patient care, they also see the negative associations the tech brings to patient interactions and work-life integration, according to a June 22 study published in Journal of the American Medical…