EHRs

Physicians at an Aberdeen, Wash., hospital have turned to paper documentation after experiencing difficulties with its EMR, according to The Daily World.

More than half of patients (62 percent) consider web-based portal access to clinician-documented visit notes an important factor when searching for a new healthcare provider, according to a survey published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research.

Effective and secure sharing of pediatric patients' health information among patients, their parents or guardian and clinical teams can be challenging to achieve.

New Albany, Ind.-based Baptist Health Floyd hospital launched a multimillion-dollar Epic EHR.

Duluth, Minn.-based St. Luke's Health Care System recently deployed a Meditech Expanse EHR.

Phoenix-based Abrazo Community Health Network's Cerner EHR system was down for three days last week following a routine update performed by the vendor, according to KTVK, a CBS affiliate.

The North Dakota Health Information Network, the state's health information exchange, is partnering with population health management company Orion Health.

Cleveland-based Case Western Reserve University is leading a study to test whether a computer algorithm that pulls information from patients' EHRs can help determine whether an emergency helicopter transfer is necessary.

Electronic health record company Allscripts has purchased ZappRx, a startup that aims to modernize how patients receive prescription medicines, two people familiar with the deal confirmed to CNBC on June 13.

National women's health network Unified Physician Management partnered with Suki, an artificial intelligence, voice-enabled digital assistant for physicians that integrates with the EHR.