EHRs

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.

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.