EHRs

Lack of interoperability in healthcare is driving clinician burnout, according to a special publication the National Academy of Medicine published in October.

John Windom, project leader for the Department of Veterans Affairs' Cerner EHR implementation, said he plans to hire additional help for the effort, according to the Politico Morning eHealth newsletter.

HHS released a draft of a new strategy Nov. 28 designed to reduce administrative and regulatory burdens placed on clinicians by inefficient health IT processes.

Four of the top vendors hospitals use to participate in the Medicare EHR Incentive Program are Allscripts, Cerner, Epic and Meditech, according to June 2018 ONC data.

UnitedHealth Group said an EHR the health insurer plans to unveil in 2019 will serve 50 million health plan members, according to Forbes contributor Bruce Japsen.  

In a move that expands its budding presence in the healthcare space, Amazon is selling software that mines patient health records for information that helps physicians improve treatments and hospitals cut costs, The Wall Street Journal reports.

In 2011, athenahealth acquired a 387-acre property in Northport, Maine. Since then, the company has used the property, which overlooks a bay and is located on the side of a mountain, for public and private events and conferences, according to…

Hospitals that meet the highest federal standards for implementing EHRs experience shorter lengths of patient stays than those that do not, according to recent research.

Cedar County Memorial Hospital in El Dorado Springs, Mo., implemented the Meditech Expanse EHR system.

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