EHRs

Giving patients free and secure access to their electronic health data is not only "the right thing to do" but will also support innovation in digital products and the healthcare industry, according to Cerner CEO Brent Shafer.

HHS finalized two interoperability rules on March 9, including the 21st Century Cures Act, which Epic opposed in recent months. 

HHS on March 9 finalized two interoperability rules that will give patients secure and free access to their health data.

Cerner recently posted several job openings related to its health technology business.

Provider struggles endured both during and in the aftermath of new technology initiatives can arise at any organization. However, not every hospital and health system takes the same approach to tackle the problem.

Recording patient travel history information into the EHR during routine medical appointments may help cap the COVID-19 outbreak, according to infectious disease specialists Trish Perl, MD, and Connie Savor Price, MD.

Fairbury, Neb.-based Jefferson Community Health and Life hospital announced on March 2 it will transition to a Cerner Millennium EHR.

Epic recently posted several job openings related to its health technology business.

Lawmakers on March 5 expressed their concerns over the delayed rollout of the Department of Veterans Affairs' $16 billion Cerner EHR, which is now scheduled to deploy in July, Military Times reports.

Here are five quick notes on Epic and the EHR market.