EHRs / Interoperability

The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 may have spurred EHR adoption, but policymakers must acknowledge its role in diverting developers' focus from innovation, according to an op-ed in The New England Journal of Medicine…

The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, which Congress passed eight years ago, spurred EHR adoption. However, moving forward, federal efforts should center the need for data sharing between these electronic systems, according to an op-ed in…

A majority (64 percent) of skilled nursing facilities used EHRs in 2016, according to an ONC data brief.

Yale New Haven Health and Yale School of Medicine, both based in New Haven, Conn., integrated their EHRs with the state prescription drug monitoring program.

A Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society subsidiary recognized Burlington, Mass.-based Lahey Health for its EMR initiatives.

The Urbana-based University of Illinois plans to roll out a $100 million IT expansion project at its hospital in Chicago, UI Hospital and Health Sciences System, reports The News-Gazette.

Lack of interoperability between healthcare facilities proved challenging for patients who sought care in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, according to an analysis by Wired science writer Megan Molteni.

Albuquerque, N.M.-based Lovelace Health System launched an Epic EMR across all clinics and hospitals Aug. 25.

Cerner revealed the roster for its advisory group on veterans healthcare Sept. 5.

Cerner teamed up with Birmingham, Ala.-based HealthSouth Corp., a provider of post-acute services, to establish a post-acute innovation center.