EHRs

There are six overarching barriers limiting the electronic exchange of health information between hospitals today, according to a report prepared by the ONC.

Recent research has suggested physicians spend half their time using EHRs, rather than on face-to-face patient care — and the annual cost of this time totals more than $365 billion, according to a recent op-ed in Harvard Business Review.

Hallettsville, Texas-based Lavaca Medical Center has implemented Cerner's integrated EHR and revenue cycle management systems across its hospital and clinic.

Hospitals continue to struggle with data sharing, despite increased electronic documentation of patient health information, according to a report prepared by the ONC.

Medical device integration and analytics company Excel Medical is bringing its real-time patient surveillance tools to the Epic EHR.

Cerner CEO Brent Shafer said the company is "moving from being an EHR-centric company to a platform organization," the Politico Morning eHealth newsletter reports.

Kathleen Aller, director of market strategy at InterSystems' healthcare division, recently accompanied her husband to a pre-op visit at a well-regarded orthopedic clinic. He needed his knee replaced and the clinic wanted to run through an integrated process where the…

Athenahealth shareholders have filed a class-action lawsuit over the proposed sale of the company.

Sharp HealthCare is expanding its partnership with Cerner to include additional solutions and services.

The National Federation of the Blind claims Epic's software isn't suitable for blind and low-vision users, according to a lawsuit filed in Massachusetts and reported by the Politico Morning eHealth newsletter.