EHRs

Increasing administrative responsibilities and electronic paperwork are causing many physicians to experience burnout at higher rates, however, surgeons appear to be less affected, according to Daniel Marchalik, MD.

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's EHR Association supports the ONC's proposed interoperability rule, however, the organization outlined some of its concerns with the proposed legislation.

Hospital Sisters Health System is implementing an Epic EHR at two Chippewa Falls, Wis.-based HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital locations as part of HSHS' four-year, $112 million EHR transition, Metro East Sun reports.

Cerner will pay stockholders a cash dividend of $0.18 per share, up $0.03 over the amount projected in February, the company announced May 30.

As more patients gain access to their medical records and healthcare providers' notes, clinicians should practice using more "human-centered" and empathetic language when documenting patient encounters in the EHR, according to Jonathan Cartsonis, MD, and Michael Zirulnik, PhD.

Cerner EHR users can now use PerfectServe's messaging platform to send and receive secure messages within the EHR to other clinical members of a patient's care team.

Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network experienced an information technology systems disruption May 29 that interfered with access to the health system's Epic EHR, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Patients who read their clinicians' notes feel more in control of their medications and are more likely to take medications as prescribed, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

The comment period on HHS' proposed CMS and ONC guidelines to the 21st Century Cures Act: Interoperability, Information Blocking and the ONC Health IT Certification Program ends June 3.

Kingman (Ariz.) Regional Medical Center will launch a Meditech EHR June 1, The Bee reports.