EHRs

The Countess of Chester Hospital National Health Service Foundation Trust —  the main hospital for Chester, England — signed a 15-year contract with Cerner to replace its existing Meditech EHR that has been in use since 1999, Digital Health reports.

After a communications outage struck Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health, knocking out access to its EHR, a Medscape report shines light on the frequency of these events in healthcare and the need to prepare for them.

The American Medical Association introduced a new policy that will help ensure future physicians are properly trained on EHRs.

The Sequoia Project, a nonprofit focused on healthcare interoperability, released an updated national framework for patient matching June 12.

Epic approved HealthPay24's payment page for its App Orchard, the patient financial engagement company confirmed June 12.

Four of the top vendors hospitals use to participate in the Medicare EHR Incentive Program are Allscripts, Cerner, Epic and Meditech, according to July 2017 ONC data.

Thirty-eight percent of healthcare CIOs listed ‘EHR optimization’ as their organization's top area of planned capital investment over the next three years.

In a June 11 letter to state Medicaid directors, CMS shared a guidance on how the programs could better use federal funds to combat the opioid crisis through health IT.

Imagine a future where you never have to fill out another form when you visit the doctor or a hospital. With the release of Apple’s Health Records, the healthcare industry is taking a significant step toward that potential future. Cardinal…

Cerner could finish its current quarter with $1.33 billion in sales, according to Wall Street brokers and reported by Stock News Times.