EHRs

More than three-quarters of hospitals (78 percent) use more than one electronic method to routinely send patient data to other organizations, according to an ONC report.

UPMC Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh is developing an EHR-based alert system to help clinicians screen injured babies and older children who may have suffered abuse, according to news website Politico.

Allscripts said clients using its Professional EHR experienced unscheduled downtime Dec. 17, but that the issue has since been resolved, a company spokesperson told Becker's Hospital Review Dec. 19.

Cerner experienced a year of turbulence in 2018, from implementation challenges to leadership shakeups.

Despite a hectic year that kicked off with a ransomware attack, Allscripts closed out 2018 by maintaining a top spot on Black Book's EHR rankings.

2018 was a year of change for athenahealth.

Verona, Wis.-based Epic continued to grab the healthcare industry's attention this year.

Orlando (Fla.) Health confirmed plans on Dec. 14 to transition to a new Epic EHR that the health system is calling a comprehensive health record.

University of California San Francisco is conducting a study involving use of its EHR to manage weight loss in the first dew days of a newborn's life.

Although AI capabilities for EHR systems are limited, integrated delivery networks are working on using AI to make EHRs more flexible and intelligent, three authors write in Harvard Business Review.