EHRs

Replacing an EHR alert with a visual aid can help decrease unintentional duplicate laboratory and radiology tests ordered by clinicians, according to a Dec. 2 study published in JAMA Network.

In recent years, hospitals and health systems have made significant investments in EHRs. However, both clinicians and business leaders have discovered that EHRs can't do it all. Integration with other technology is essential to creating a comprehensive healthcare IT ecosystem.

Allscripts announced on Dec. 5 the pricing for its $200 million convertible senior notes offering, which the Chicago-based EHR vendor unveiled earlier this week.

ONC's EHR reporting program will create more transparency around the usability and safety of EHRs by providing data from developers and end users on different vendor systems' performances, according to a Dec. 4 Pew Charitable Trusts report.

Cerner is teaming up with Cybereason, a cyber defense platform developer, to help healthcare providers address cybersecurity vulnerabilities and digital threats to their organizations, according to a Dec. 4 news release.

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.

San Antonio-based University Health System will allocate $170 million of its fiscal year 2020 budget to transition to an Epic EHR system, according to Rivard Report.

Allscripts made $200 million available in convertible senior notes as part of a private offering to qualified institutional buyers, according to the company's Dec. 3 news release.

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Dover, Del.-based Bayhealth is now offering Apple's Health Records application to patients to streamline access to their available medical data, according to a Dec. 3 news release.