EHRs

Depending on the EHR system physicians use, they can spend significant time clicking on their computer screen, 62 clicks specifically just to order Tylenol, according to Fox News.

Gag clauses in EHR vendor contracts, which prevent physicians and healthcare systems from disclosing system errors, could be eliminated in HHS' proposed interoperability rules, according to wbur.org.

The Department of Veterans Affairs secured a $155 million contract with Perspecta, an IT service company, to provide technical support for the department's EHR system.

Patients at Minneapolis-based Allina Health can now access their medical information through Apple's iPhone health records app.

The ECRI Institute and EHR Association released new recommendations for safer opioid prescribing through EHRs.

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

Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health is integrating Suki, an artificial intelligence, voice-enabled digital assistant for physicians, to its EHR system.

Wichita Falls, Texas-based United Regional Health Care System selected Epic as its new EHR provider, Times Record News reports.

In its latest Inpatient Prospective Payment System and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System rule updates, CMS introduced a new performance-based scoring method for eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals under its promoting interoperability program.

The Senate's health committee held a hearing March 26 to discuss two recent rule proposals for EHRs as part of the 21st Century Cures Act.