EHRs
It’s an exciting time in healthcare as artificial intelligence has moved from concept to capability, offering new ways to reduce…
Plagued with user interface and interoperability issues, EHRs are overdue for an overhaul and redesign to transform them into systems that support new value-based care business models and proactive management of patients' health, according to John Glaser, PhD.
Click-heavy interfaces, multiscreen workflows and scrolling through pages of notes for information are some of the characteristics of EHR systems associated with burnout and fatigue, according to a study published June 9 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Patient portals have helped increase patients' access to their healthcare data and clinical notes, but the tech has also shined a light on errors made in their medical records, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the…
The Department of Veterans Affairs increased its EHR implementation contract with Cerner, awarding the Kansas City, Mo.-based vendor a potential one-year, $98.6 million task order to provide sustainment support for the agency's software and hardware platforms, according to a June…
Ithaca, N.Y.-based Cayuga Medical Center and Safford, Ariz.-based Mount Graham Regional Medical Center both recently virtually implemented Meditech EHR systems due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office released a report June 5 claiming that while the Department of Veterans Affairs' decision-making procedures for its $16 billion Cerner EHR rollout have generally been effective, it has sometimes failed to include the input of…
Evanston, Ill.-based NorthShore University HealthSystem recently completed a precision medicine program that adds patients' genetic testing information into its Epic EHR to alert clinicians of potential medication interactions.
Three members of President Donal Trump's informal group at Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla., made numerous recommendations from 2016-18 on various Department of Veterans Affairs initiatives, including its $16 billion EHR contact with Cerner, according to a recent Government…
From cyberattacks, vendor system updates or even a cyclone, EHR outages and downtime can happen to any hospital at any time.
Beth Altman, former executive at KPMG accounting firm, joined Allscripts' board of directors as a member of the audit committee of the board, according to a June 2 news release.