EHRs
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After Maryland became one of the top five states for opioid-related deaths in 2017, Annapolis-based Anne Arundel Health System created a formula to measure opioid overprescribing within its EHR system, according to a Feb. 2 Baltimore Sun report.
A federal judge on Jan. 31 dismissed the National Federation of the Blind's lawsuit against Epic, which claimed the EHR vendor's software isn't suitable for blind and low-vision users, according to the Feb. 3 Politico Morning eHealth newsletter.
Meditech posted $493 million in revenue for full-year 2019, according to the company's recent filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Connecticut government officials are working to launch the state's new health information exchange before its $48 million in federal funding for the project runs out, according to a Jan. 30 CT News Junkie report.
To help combat physician burnout driven by EHR data entry, Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare developed a new team-based staffing model that provides physicians with greater in-room support for clerical work, according to a Jan. 30 American Medical Association report.
For the 10th consecutive year, Epic scooped up the No. 1 spot on KLAS Research's 2020 Overall Software Suite Rankings.
The U.S. Government Accountability office rejected Nuance Communications' protest of the Department of Veterans Affair's $10 billion contract with Cerner, which includes a clinical documentation improvement task order that Nuance claimed should have been bid out separately.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust experienced EHR downtime on Jan. 28 due to technical issues with its Cerner system, The Herald reports.
A group of nearly 30 healthcare organizations and IT companies, including Apple, Microsoft and the American Medical Informatics Association, sent a letter today to HHS and the Office of Management and Budget urging officials to swiftly release the finalized version…
Four of the top vendors hospitals use to participate in the Medicare EHR Incentive Program are Allscripts, Cerner, Epic and Meditech, according to 2018 ONC data.