EHRs / Interoperability

Patient portals: An engagement tool or source of patient stress? 6 notes

Patient portals offer an appealing way to engage patients in their own medical care, but some industry experts wonder whether lab results released without clinical interpretation cause confusion for patients and more work for physicians, according to an analysis by…

EHRs haven't improved cardiology care, study suggests

EHR use hasn't led to improvements in care quality or medical outcomes for heart failure patients, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Physician viewpoint: To improve the EHR, 'typing and point and click must go'

Robert Wachter, MD, professor and chair of the department of medicine at San Francisco-based UCSF School of Medicine, and Jeff Goldsmith, PhD, associate professor of public health sciences at Charlottesville-based University of Virginia, outlined three ways to improve EHRs in…

Study: Restricting EHR notifications saves VA providers 1.5 hours per week

Four researchers affiliated with various Veterans Affairs facilities across the U.S. developed a program to reduce "low-value" EHR notifications, according to study results published in BMJ Quality & Safety.

EHRs hinder primary care practices' ability to report quality measures

Poor EHR design imposes challenges for primary care practices to generate the required reports for federal value-based payment programs, according to a study published April 2 in Health Affairs.

84-provider Iowa medical group transitions to eClinicalWorks EHR

Cedar Rapids-based Physicians' Clinic of Iowa is transitioning to the eClinicalWorks EHR solution for its 84 providers.

Illinois ACO chooses Cerner to manage Medicare claims

Princeton-based Illinois Rural Community Care Organization, a statewide ACO comprised of 24 critical access and small rural hospitals, will implement Cerner HealtheIntent to coordinare care for the state's nearly 20,000 Medicare patients.

St. Charles debuts new $79.5M Epic EHR

Bend, Ore.-based St. Charles Health System is scheduled to go live April 7 on a new Epic EHR that costs roughly $79.5 million, KTVZ.com reports.

Survey: When are providers required to close patient charts?

The plurality of providers in medical practices are required to close their patient charts within 24 hours of a patient encounter, according to a Medical Group Management Association survey.

Was Shulkin fired or did he resign? Why the distinction matters for the VA's EHR contract

The distinction between termination and resignation may pose a legal hurdle for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' $10 billion-plus EHR contract with Cerner, the Politico Morning eHealth newsletter reports.