EHRs

Technology is in a constant state of flux: Developers release updates for phones or computers almost every month, and with a quick download, users can have the latest operating system. But in healthcare, updating IT isn't so easy.

ChartLogic's ambulatory EHR received ONC 2015 Edition Health IT Module Certification via Gaming Laboratories International. ChartLogic is a division of Medsphere Systems Corp.

The Healthcare Financial Management Association added Cerner to its organization June 25.

EvergreenHealth recently added new functionalities to its patient portal, the Kirkland, Wash.-based health system confirmed June 14.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has been piloting a scheduling system designed by Epic at a site in Columbus, Ohio, and officials on the project are praising its early success, according to the Wisconsin State Journal.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing a number of changes to its electronic health record (EHR) incentive program, beginning with a new name to better reflect the program's purpose. “Meaningful Use," CMS announced in April, will…

Two of the three major publicly traded EHR vendors saw their stock prices fall last week.

Allscripts is reportedly offering buyouts to some employees in the form of an early retirement program, the Chicago-based EHR vendor confirmed to Politico Morning eHealth newsletter.

Philadelphia, Miss.-based Neshoba County General Hospital and Nursing Home is implementing Cerner's integrated EHR and revenue cycle management system across its acute, ambulatory and nursing home facilities.

House lawmakers are planning to establish a new oversight panel tasked with monitoring the Veterans Affairs Department's EHR transition.