EHRs

The Putnam County Health Department in Tennessee expects to go live on an EMR system this month, according to The Herald Citizen.

Cerner's stock gained 0.64 (+0.94 percent) so far in 2018, according to Economics and Money.

DAS Health, a provider of health IT and management solutions, acquired Las Vegas-based Integra I.T. Solutions, an eMDs EHR reseller and IT service provider, focusing on medical software, medical billing and IT managed services.

The HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality plans to host a competition in fall 2018 to encourage the integration of patient-reported outcomes data into EHRs, according to a Dec. 26 notice in the federal register.

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.

Health2047, a health innovation firm, launched its first spinoff company, Akiri. The spinoff is developing a subscription-based data network that will allow health information to move securely within the U.S. healthcare system.

Emporia, Kan.-based Newman Regional Health went live on a Meditech EHR Jan. 1, KVOE-TV reports.

A Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society subsidiary recognized Cincinnati-based Mercy Health for its EMR initiatives.

While more ophthalmologists began using EHRs between 2006 and 2016, physicians' perception of their productivity decreased, according to a study published in JAMA Ophthalmology.

Blairsville, Ga.-based Union General Hospital will deploy Cerner's integrated EHR and revenue cycle management system across its acute and ambulatory facilities, the health IT vendor confirmed Dec. 27.