EHRs
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Fayetteville, N.C.-based Cape Fear Valley Health will roll out an Epic EHR across its hospitals and clinics through summer 2019.
CMS is making Medicare Advantage encounter data available to researchers to better understand care trends for seniors, Administrator Seema Verma announced April 26.
In its fiscal year 2019 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations bill released April 25, the House Appropriations Committee — which is now considered a subcommittee — allotted $1.2 billion for the Department of Veterans Affairs' new EHR.
The Defense Health Agency, an agency of the U.S. Department of Defense, is seeking an IT vendor to manage patient data as it transitions to its new EHR, according to an agency notice reported by Nextgov.
Nearly 36 percent of medical record administrators said it is challenging to exchange patient health records with providers using different EHR platforms, a slight improvement from 41 percent in 2016, according to a recent report by Black Book Research.
Issues related to productivity, interoperability and cost are among the most-cited reasons providers plan to switch EHR vendors, despite the costs associated with a new purchase and implementation, according to a study published in the journal Perspectives in Health Information…
In its latest Inpatient Prospective Payment System and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System rule changes announced April 24, CMS renamed its meaningful use program again in an attempt to reflect its emphasis on achieving interoperability.
Netsmart's myAvatar EHR achieved certification under ONC's 2015 edition health IT product criteria, the post-acute technology and services provider confirmed April 23.
Former Department of Veterans Affairs CIO Scott Blackburn, who abruptly left the agency April 17, said he is confident the VA's plan to tap Cerner for its EHR overhaul will push forward despite a number of leadership changes within the…
Trinity Health in Livonia, Mich., is reviewing its EHR strategy as part of its People-Centered 2020 Strategic Plan, and one source familiar with the matter told Becker's Hospital Review the health system may be considering a switch from Cerner to…