EHRs

Patients at Wilmington, Del.-based Christiana Care Health System can now access their medical information through the iPhone's Health Records app.

EHR usability has reached a tipping point. Clinicians can no longer absorb the cognitive burden associated with poorly designed software. To restore clinician wellness, the industry needs to rethink its approach to EHRs – from design, through deployment and optimization…

DrChrono, a software company that develops EHR, medical billing and practice management platforms for iPhones and iPads, added new customization and templates to its EHR to help simplify allergy testing.

Middletown, Ohio-based Premier Health Atrium Medical Center launched an information-sharing program with local first responders to upload patient data in the EHR before the patient arrives at the emergency department, according to WCPO, an ABC affiliate.

After leaving more than 300 patients without access to their medical records, two closed Arizona hospitals were ordered by a judge to temporarily reactivate their record systems and allow patient access, according to the Miami Herald.

Allscripts, Cerner and Meditech brought in significant earnings last year.

Allscripts released earnings results for its 2018 fiscal year on Feb. 21, posting a 17 percent rise in revenue.

EMDs, a provider of integrated EHR products, practice management software, revenue cycle management solutions and credentialing services, acquired Aprima Medical Software.

Australia's Department of Health reported nearly 300,000 Australians have removed their records from the country's new national EHR, according to ZDNet.

Harris Computer Systems acquired Collain Healthcare, an EHR and virtual care vendor for the long-term and post-acute care market.