EHRs

The Bipartisan Policy Center, a Washington, D.C.-based political think tank, released a report Jan. 24 to recommend new policies that promote integrated clinical and mental healthcare in the U.S.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is looking to hire a deputy CMO at its Office of EHR Modernization to help ensure the agency's  Cerner records system is synchronized with the Defense Department's.

A federal judge on Jan. 25 ruled Epic's policy mandating employees bring wage disputes through individual arbitration is valid and does not violate state and federal law, Kenosha News reports.

Laurinburg, N.C.-based Scotland Health Care System is planning to go live on a new Epic EHR in early February, according to The Laurinburg Exchange.

Two of the three major publicly traded EHR vendors saw their stock prices rise last week.

West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital in Sulphur, La., is implementing the Wellsoft EDIS, an emergency department information system.

Boys Town (Neb.) National Research Hospital plans to implement Expanse, a web-based EMR from Meditech.

Four members of Vermont Care Partners partnered with Netsmart to deploy a unified technology platform.

A coalition of veterans service organizations released policy recommendations for Congress, including a set of notes on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' transition to a Cerner EHR, the Politico Morning eHealth newsletter reports.

Seven national hospital associations released an agenda for healthcare interoperability Jan. 22.