EHRs

Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital researchers developed machine learning-powered software that can scan EHRs to predict the risk that a patient will be diagnosed with dementia in the future.

Medigate, a medical device security management platform, announced on Dec. 19 its new partnership with Cerner.

The perceptions surrounding which information disclosed in patient medical records is sensitive can impact a patient's willingness to share their health data for care and research, according to a recent Journal of Biomedical Informatics study.

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.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers devised an alternative method to EHRs: an invisible dye that injects the patient's immunization medical records into the skin, according to a Dec. 18 study published in Science Translational Medicine.  

Louisville, Ky.-based Baptist Health is integrating genomic decision support tools with its Epic EHR system, according to a Dec. 19 news release.

Various developments in the Department of Veterans Affairs' EHR modernization project emerged throughout 2019, from schedule delays to the introduction of a new training program.

EHR products that have been certified by the ONC Health IT Certification Program may be causing issues that could lead to patient harm, according to a Dec. 17 research letter published in JAMA.

Two health information exchanges in Colorado, Quality Health Network and Colorado Regional Health Information Organization, are teaming up to expand the exchange of patient medical records across the state, according to a Dec. 17 news release.

Change Healthcare announced on Dec. 17 that Cerner has integrated the data analytics firm's clinical decision support solutions with its EHR and acute case management software.