EHRs

More than 13 percent of urgent care visits in January resulted in a flu diagnosis, marking the worst month DocuTAP ever recorded, the company told Becker's Hospital Review.

Three of the four major publicly-traded EHR vendors saw their stock prices fall last week.

Phoenix-based Banner Health's hospitals and clinics in Tucson, Ariz., have continued to experience problems stemming from its Oct. 1 Cerner EHR go-live, leading state officials to investigate several patient complaints, the Arizona Daily Star reports.

CMS updated the Medicare Claims Processing Manual to allow student documentation in patient records, beginning March 5.

Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital, the only pediatric hospital in the United Arab Emirates, formed a strategic health IT partnership with Children's National Health System in Washington, D.C., the hospitals announced Thursday.

CMS issued its annual call for measures, which allows stakeholders to submit input on the evolution of the Medicare EHR Incentive Program.

When EHR software is developed, vendors don't always consider the state and federal regulations hospitals must comply with, according to RACmonitor.

Carrollton, Ala.-based Pickens County Medical Center will implement Cerner's integrated EHR and revenue cycle management systems across its acute and ambulatory care facilities, the health IT vendor confirmed Feb. 5.

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.

Cerner is planning to hire an additional 600 employees at its North Kansas City, Mo.-based headquarters with help from reinvested tax breaks, CFO Marc Naughton said during an earnings call Tuesday, according to the Kansas City Business Journal.