EHRs

President Donald Trump's fiscal year 2019 federal budget proposed Tuesday allots the Department of Veterans Affairs $1.2 billion for its contract with Cerner — which is drastically less than earlier estimates, according to the Kansas City Business Journal.

Former General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt joined the athenahealth board of directors as chairman Feb. 7 in what could be a strategic move for both — or a risky adventure, according to an analysis by Fortune Senior Editor at Large…

There are four central pieces of data physicians can use to identify and diagnose potential fibromyalgia patients — and they're recorded in nearly every physician practice's EHR.

Clinical decision support alerts displayed in EHRs are associated with reduced incidence of medication errors and adverse drug events. However, a physician who inappropriately overrides one of these alerts may hinder their full potential to influence patient safety.

Gary Barnes. Senior Vice President and CIO of Medical Center Health System (Odessa, Texas). Prior to joining Medical Center Health Systems, Mr. Barnes was a systems analyst at IBM with experience in IT. Medical Center Health System named him senior vice president and CIO in…

A team of researchers from Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC developed an EMR-based alert system to improve rates of screening for physical abuse among pediatric patients, according to a study published in the February issue of the Journal of…

Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and the nearby White River Junction (Vt.) Veterans Affairs Medical Center will now share veterans' electronic medical data under a new partnership, according to Valley News.

The Department of Veterans Affairs reportedly received its report on Cerner's interoperability capacity, and though the report has not yet been made public, the agency is reportedly in talks with other vendors, including Allscripts CEO Paul Black, Politico Morning eHealth…

The American Academy of Family Physicians penned a letter Feb. 7 to CMS Administrator Seema Verma and ONC head Don Rucker, MD, to offer recommendations to reduce clinician burdens associated with health IT.

Children's Mercy Kansas City (Mo.) expanded its 14-year partnership with Cerner, the two healthcare organizations announced Feb. 8.