EHRs / Interoperability

Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine and Alfardan Medical chose Allscripts' EHR for their ambulatory care services facility in Qatar.

It was a seminal moment in healthcare when the National Academy of Medicine (then the Institute of Medicine) released its report titled "To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System" in 1999. The report highlighted the pervasive issues of…

While some believe transitioning to a common EHR can support consolidation efforts after a hospital merger or acquisition, only one-third of hospitals actually make the switch, according to a study published by Health Affairs.

Seven hospitals, health systems and rehabilitation centers in Mississippi and Alabama teamed up to form the Mississippi Meditech CIO Collaborative, which aims to apply EHR technologies to enhance patient outcomes and revenue cycle processes, among other areas.

Brewton, Ala.-based Escambia County Healthcare Authority's two hospitals will install the Cerner Millennium EHR.

The Department of Veteran Affairs will use the full 10 years of its contract with Cerner to develop and deploy an EHR across its network, according to FedScoop.

Electronic health records company Epic Systems confirmed a report from CNBC that it paused new enrollment in its app store in December due to security and privacy concerns.

The Sequoia Project, a nonprofit focused on health IT interoperability, is chartering a new workgroup on information blocking for its public-private cooperative, Interoperability Matters. 

DrChrono, an EHR, medical billing and practice management software developer for iPhones and iPads, will integrate with CoverMyMeds to help providers speed up electronic prior authorization processing.

Arise Austin (Texas) Medical Center and The Hospital at Westlake Medical Center in Austin will implement Allscripts' EHR.