The Kentucky Hospital Association and Kentucky Office of Rural Health have teamed up with a software company to develop a statewide hospital data-sharing network, according to local NPR news station WKU.
EHRs / Interoperability
Gag clauses in EHR vendor contracts prevent the industry from adequately discussing and addressing EHR usability issues that pose risks to patient safety, according to cardiologist John Levinson, MD, PhD, of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
The National Federation of the Blind refiled a complaint against EHR vendor Epic. The organization previously claimed the company's software isn't suitable for blind and low-vision users, according to the Politico Morning eHealth newsletter.
Chicago-based Saint Anthony Hospital added to its contract with Allscripts, signing a Paragon EHR expansion and integrating more solutions.
New Albany, Ind.-based PMC Regional Hospital installed a Meditech EHR system Feb. 25.
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Boston-based Beth Israel Lahey Health, freshly minted a 13-hospital system as of March 1, plans to focus on IT system interoperability in the immediate future with plans to move to a single EHR a few years down the line, according…
Attleboro, Mass.-based Sturdy Memorial Hospital signed a seven-year agreement to transition to Cerner's EHR.
Medsphere Systems Corp., a provider of healthcare IT solutions and services, acquired Wellsoft Corp., developer of emergency department information systems.
Last May, Apple launched a feature in its Health app that allows users to store their medical records. To make this feature successful, Apple CEO Tim Cook has vocalized the importance of trust and privacy, according to NPR.
Researchers observed how medical teams in a New England-based academic medical center used their EHR and found significant challenges with functionality and workflow, potentially putting patients at risk.