EHRs
It’s an exciting time in healthcare as artificial intelligence has moved from concept to capability, offering new ways to reduce…
Operating times for eye surgeries may take longer after a medical center implements a new EHR system, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Ophthalmology.
Study: Limiting clinicians to viewing a single record in the EHR may not reduce wrong-patient orders
Restricting clinicians to viewing only one patient's record in the EHR, versus having multiple patients' records open at once, does not appear to have an impact on the number of incorrect patient orders placed, according to a study published in…
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia researchers created an algorithm that can mine through EHR data to pinpoint pediatric oncology patients that would be a good fit for potential clinical studies, according to a study published in Pediatric Blood and Cancer.
The Pew Charitable Trusts outlined four ways to enhance the ONC's interoperability rule proposal, which aims to increase data sharing between EHR systems as well as streamline access for patients and providers to medical records.
The American Medical Association released guidelines on June 26 for EHR vendors to prioritize in order to promote usability and support patients.
CommonWell Health Alliance is extending its contract with Nashville, Tenn.-based Change Healthcare to continue its access to the health technology company's clinical interoperability services.
Despite the continued efforts of the government, vendors and health systems to implement an easily accessible and completely digital medical record system, most U.S. patients still have to fill out repetitive, physical paperwork with each new healthcare provider they visit.
Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health Care launched telehealth provider American Well's virtual care platform within its Epic EHR system.
Williamson (W.V.) Memorial Hospital recently deployed Meditech's cloud-based EHR Meditech-as-a-Service.
Modern technology is continuing to advance at a rapid rate, and healthcare and EHRs are moving right along with it. But with rapid advancements come multiple options, which leaves hospitals and health systems to choose between multitudes of EHR vendors.