EHRs

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

Utica, N.Y.-based Mohawk Valley Health System deployed an Epic EHR June 29, NBC and CBS affiliate WKTV reports. 

Here are key insights from nine recent studies on EHRs:

Increasing amounts of in-basket messages generated by the EHR is correlated to higher levels of burnout symptoms among physicians, according to a study published in Health Affairs.

CMS and ONC's proposed interoperability rules for patient data sharing could lead to ramifications such as data unknowingly being sold or traded, according to the American Medical Association.

Fifty-five hospitals and health systems that have taken steps to implement a new EHR or have already gone live on a new system in 2019.

Fort Bragg, Calif.-based Mendocino Coast District Hospital has indefinitely delayed installation of its new $4 million Meditech EHR over a misunderstanding regarding contract expectations between the vendor and the hospital, Fort Bragg Advocate-News reports.

Gainesville, Ga.-based Longstreet Clinic will implement an Epic EHR system July 1.

Apple is now allowing hospitals and health systems with compatible EHRs to self-register for its health records project, which provides patients access to their health records directly from their iPhone.

Renton, Wash.-based Providence St. Joseph Health announced on June 27 that it will acquire Bluetree, an Epic consulting and strategy company.