EHRs

Lexington (Neb.) Regional Health Center signed a 10-year agreement with Cerner Jan. 14 to replace the disparate EHR systems in its hospital and three urgent care clinics.

Hospitals that have implemented value-based payment models are more likely to adopt technologies for population health, care coordination, data management and analytics, according to Deloitte's "Beyond the EHR" report.

Cliff Illig, co-founder and vice chairman of the board of directors at Cerner, retired from the company Jan. 15.

A new national EHR in Australia sustained 42 data breaches between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2018, leading critics to call for a yearlong delay of the system's full rollout, The Sydney Morning Herald reports.

The Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services plans to implement a Cerner EHR across its 13 facilities.

Hagerstown, Md.-based Meritus Health recently launched a new Epic EHR through a partnership with Mercy Technology Services, the IT arm of Aurora, Mo.-based Mercy health system.

The U.S. Digital Service is helping the Department of Veterans Affairs ensure a seamless transition to its Cerner EHR, according to the Politico Morning eHealth newsletter.

The ONC has released the 2019 reference edition of its interoperability standards advisory, according to an agency blog post published Jan. 14.

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

Clinton, Mo.-based Golden Valley Memorial Hospital recently deployed a new EHR — an often stressful process familiar to many hospital CIOs.