EHRs

The American Medical Informatics Association entered into a formal collaboration with OpenNotes, AMIA announced at its 2017 Annual Symposium Nov. 6.

A bipartisan group of four representatives introduced legislation Nov. 3 to improve accountability during the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' upcoming EHR implementation.

A Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society subsidiary recognized Towson, Md.-based GBMC HealthCare for its EMR initiatives, the system announced Aug. 17.

Partners Connected Health, an IT-focused team at Boston-based Partners HealthCare, rolled out a pilot project to integrate patient-generated data into clinical workflows.

Six U.S. Senators introduced the EHR Regulatory Relief Act, S. 2059, in an effort to improve the meaningful use program Nov. 2.

Allscripts released its third quarter earnings results Nov. 2.

Self-reported burnout, dissatisfaction with work-life balance and dissatisfaction with EHRs are independent predictors of a physician's desire to leave their current job, according to a study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

Anna Konopka, MD, has treated patients in New London, N.H., since 1989. The 84-year-old solo practitioner has a loyal patient following in the town of 4,400 — but no computer or EHR.

Insights from EHR data may help physicians more effectively identify senior patients at an increased risk of falling, according to a study publishing in the Fall 2017 issue of Perspectives in Health Information Management, the online journal of the American…

While EMRs have increased documentation burden, with some physicians spending upwards of two hours on EMR tasks for every one hour of care they provide, medical scribes pose a potential solution, according to research published online Nov. 1 in the…