EHRs / Interoperability

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.

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.

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.