EHRs / Interoperability

Cerner released its earnings results for the first quarter of 2019.

Problems in EHRs, such as outdated information and incomplete notes, can cause treatment delays as well as safety and communication issues between chemotherapy patients and providers, according to a study published in Journal of Oncology Practice.

Vital, an artificial intelligence-powered software that integrates with EHRs, has launched with $5.2 million from its latest financing round, TechCrunch reports.

Adding clinical decision support tools to the EHR can help improve interventions efficiency and metrics tracking required by antimicrobial stewardship standards, according to a report published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.

More than one-third (39 percent) of outpatient providers are considering replacing various technology solutions within the next year and a half, according to a Reaction Data report.

CPSI, a health information technology company, will purchase remote patient care planning and management platform Get Real Health for $11 million.

Atchison (Kan.) Hospital debuted Meditech's Expanse EHR April 1.

Challenges to EHR usability can pose medication safety risks, such as incorrect prescriptions, overdoses and treatment delays, which can leave pediatric patients particularly vulnerable, according to a report from the Pew Charitable Trusts.

Four of the top vendors hospitals used to participate in the Medicare EHR Incentive Program are Allscripts, Cerner, Epic and Meditech, according to 2018 ONC data.

Watertown, Mass.-based health IT software company athenahealth will lay off nearly 4 percent of its global workforce, Boston Herald reports.