EHRs

A Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society subsidiary recognized Wilmington, Del.-based Nemours Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children for its EMR initiatives.

Cincinnati-based Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Ohio added University of Cincinnati Medical Center to its Medicare Advantage provider network.

Mammoth Lakes, Calif.-based Mammoth Hospital is planning to implement Cerner's EHR system, according to a Sierra Wave Media report.

In 2016, nearly 82 percent of patients accessed their EHRs through a patient portal — a significant increase from 2013 when less than 5 percent had taken advantage of it — according to a survey released at the American Health…

$4 billion, $1.5 billion, $1.2 billion, $1.0 billion and $700 million. Excluding government contracts, these are among the five largest EMR price tags on record over the last two and a half years. That's four implementations weighing in at more than…

The majority of patients indicate physicians' use of EHRs has had a positive (56 percent) or very positive (20 percent) impact on their health, according to a Select Hub report.

All hospitals affiliated with Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare — save for Saint Anthony's Health Center in Alton, Ill. — will no longer be in-network with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois' preferred provider organization.

The majority of medical professionals — 86 percent — agree EHRs make it easier to provide services and care to patients, according to a Select Hub report.

Atlanta-based Azalea Health merged with Houston-based Prognosis Innovation Healthcare Aug. 31 to establish an EHR that will serve rural and community hospitals.

Watertown, Mass.-based athenahealth will offer Linden, Utah-based HIPAA One security risk analysis software as an optional line-item on their monthly invoice in an effort to provide greater value and simple billing.