EHRs

Joel Klein, MD, interim senior vice president and CIO at University of Maryland Medical System, has overseen various Epic EHR implementations, transitions and IT initiatives across the Baltimore-based health system.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center rolled out a pilot at select facilities this month of OpenNotes, an international movement that aims to encourage providers to share clinical notes with patients.  

Norton Healthcare and UofL Physicians, both in Louisville, Ky., are partnering with University of Louisville School of Medicine to expand pediatric care. 

Epic recently announced the release of a new online resource that aims to increase interoperability for third-party application developers.

Cerner announced Oct. 18 it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire AbleVets, an IT consulting and engineering firm focused on federal health clients.

Several Northern Light Health hospitals lost EHR and email access Oct. 17 after a nor'easter storm caused power outages across Maine, Bangor Daily News reports.

When it comes to EHR customization, Tom Pacek, vice president of information systems and CIO at Inspira Health in Mullica, N.J., considers end user feedback a critical component to validating how widespread a system issue really is.

Morgantown-based West Virginia University Medicine will begin enrolling select cancer patients in a National Institutes of Health Beau Biden Cancer Moonshot Initiative trial, WV News reports.

Provider organizations want their vendor's technology to go beyond traditional health information exchange capabilities, including supporting the use of more precise and innovative data, according to a recent KLAS Research report.

Charlottesville-based University of Virginia Health System integrated a digital referral network with its EHR to better connect patients with community resources that address their social determinants of health needs.