EHRs

Some EHR documentation of patient visits to the emergency department may not always accurately represent physicians' actions and exams during patient encounters, according to a recent study published in JAMA.

Over the past few months, Athenahealth has announced that four new executive leaders have joined the Watertown, Mass.-based health IT software company.

The federal Health IT Advisory Committee's Interoperability Standards Priorities Task Force presented a draft of its recommendations for ONC's Interoperability Standards Advisory during a Sept. 17 task force meeting.

Allscripts has certified Redox, a healthcare data interoperability startup founded by three former Epic engineers, as the first global integration engine of the Allscripts Developer Program.

Los Angeles-based Keck Medicine of University of Southern California became one of the first clients to use Cerner's integration with medication management solutions provider DrFirst to leverage California's prescription drug monitoring program.

More than 70 community health centers in North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming are teaming up to develop a $1.56 million health data network to streamline EHR interoperability, The Bismarck Tribune reports.

Meridian, Miss.-based Rush Health Systems signed a 10-year partnership with New Orleans-based Ochsner Health System to improve patient and staff operations, according to the Meridian Star.

Following the introduction of a new operating model and the company's pivot from EHRs to platforms in January, Cerner has also experienced various changes in executive leadership this year.

Department of Veterans Affairs unveiled a new training program in support of its EHR modernization effort and Cerner system implementation.

Jonathan Bush is now executive chairman of Firefly Health, a Boston-based startup for primary care, Boston Globe reports.