EHRs

When determining who should control patients' medical records data, healthcare professionals are almost evenly divided between thinking hospitals and clinics or patients themselves should manage access, according to a recent Reaction Data report.

Mishawaka, Ind.-based Franciscan Health announced on March 4 the migration of its Epic EHR system to a cloud platform from Virtustream, a Dell Technologies health IT business.

Teaneck, N.J.-based Holy Name Medical Center created an EHR to replace the multiple systems used in its emergency department, ambulatory and inpatient care settings, according to a March 2 news release.

Allscripts on March 4 announced its new specialty medication management software through its payer and life sciences business Veradigm.

University Health Network in Toronto is partnering with technology leaders including IBM to test a blockchain-based mobile application that allows patients to grant access to their health data to anyone of their choosing, The Star reports.

If given the opportunity to go back in time, 35 percent of hospital executives said they would do so to choose a different EHR vendor, according to a recent Sage Growth Partners report.

Hospitals and health systems that use Epic are more in favor of HHS' proposed information blocking rule than any other organizations that use other vendors, according to a Reaction Data report.

Allscripts, Cerner and Meditech posted their respective financial performances for fiscal year 2019. 

Allscripts president Rick Poulton will play a dual role at the company also taking on the CFO position, effective March 3. 

While Allscripts reported a $182.6 million net income loss for fiscal year 2019, the company's total year-over-year revenue increased 1.2 percent to $1.77 billion.