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Jonathan Bush: Time for a health IT arms race
New technologies in consumer markets (travel, shopping, social/networking with friends, etc…) are continually drawing in people, creating new demand curves, while healthcare – with its faxes, beepers,...
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CEO spotlight: Allscripts' Paul Black on staying relevant in the maturing EHR...
Many tech titans and innovative upstarts are trying to solve the existing health data interoperability problem and to make data secure, transportable and actionable. Allscripts is among those.In an...
View ArticleEpic tops 2017 Best in KLAS awards, securing top spot for 7th straight year;...
Epic landed the top spot for Overall Software Suite in the 2017 Best in KLAS: Software and Services report, for the seventh consecutive year. The report draws from healthcare provider feedback.Epic...
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Leading-edge IT projects lead to HIMSS Stage 7 revalidations for Children's...
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center have both recently been revalidated for Stage 7 status on the HIMSS Analytics Electronic Medical Record...
View ArticleMaking the most of electronic health records is easier said than done
Electronic health records have become an integral part of healthcare delivery over the past decade or so, and for the most part, providers have adapted to using them in varying capacities. Still, there...
View ArticleHITRUST compiles Threat Catalogue to help healthcare orgs prioritize...
In an effort to improve visibility into data security threats and help healthcare organizations manage security strategies with that knowledge, HITRUST has put together what it calls a Threat...
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Cerner president Zane Burke reveals open approach to interoperability
Cerner President Zane Burke said the company is continuing to push forward with a focus on overarching trends such as patient identification, population health – and an open philosophy to...
View ArticleVirginia Prescription Monitoring Program scores $3.1 million grant to detect...
The Prescription Monitoring Program of Virginia was awarded a $3.1 million grant from Perdue Pharma, a biopharmaceutical company.The funding will help integrate PMP data into provider and pharmacist...
View ArticleInteroperability: Staying the course, long and meandering though it may be
The path to interoperability has been a circuitous one over the past 13 years, veering off in directions that weren't anticipated when the concept became an industry-wide initiative in 2004. So much...
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AHIMA: information governance should span IT, patient care, human resources,...
Information governance is what hospitals, and in fact all organizations, need to not only tie together data from diverse departments but to trust that the information is clean, up-to-date, and privacy...
View ArticleIndiana University School of Medicine startup brings EHR-embedded pediatric...
Digital Health Solutions, a startup launched by two Indiana University School of Medicine professionals, is commercializing software it said will help pediatricians better target care for their...
View ArticleLingering obstacles block the path to interoperability
Acknowledgement of the value of interoperability – and the desire to implement it – are seemingly widespread in healthcare. So why is the industry still so short of achieving it? For many reasons –...
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At HIMSS17, unlock the power of your data
AnalyticsData WarehousingElectronic Health RecordsHealth Information Exchange (HIE)Interoperability"Data is the currency of the next century," says Brian Ahier. And nowhere are health data and data...
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Interoperability reality check: FHIR, population health and the patient...
The year 2016 was a big one for interoperability — particularly FHIR (Fast Health Interoperability Resources) development and the implications the emerging standard has for EHRs, health information...
View ArticleNIST weighs in on EHR copy-and-paste safety
The National Institute of Standards and Technology's recent study, "Examining the Copy and Paste Function in the Use of Electronic Health Records" aims to shed light on the widely-used but...
View Article12 Must-Have EHR Features
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View ArticleSan Juan Regional Medical Center taps Cerner for new technology suite
San Juan Regional Medical Center, a 194-bed acute care hospital and Level III Trauma Center in Farmington, New Mexico, will deploy an integrated clinical, financial and population health management...
View ArticleDoD quietly rolls out EHR pilot MHS Genesis at Fairchild Air Force Base
The Department of Defense turned on its electronic health record pilot MHS Genesis at the Fairchild Air Force Base in Spokane, Washington, Defense Healthcare Management Systems announced via Twitter on...
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Top 5 ways to bring doctors to the EHR optimization table
Electronic Health RecordsWorkflowWorkforceWith barely one-third of physicians saying they're satisfied with their electronic health records, its time their voices were heard.David Butler, MDWhile some...
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Grady Health System earns HIMSS Analytics Stage 7 award
Atlanta-based Grady Health System, one of the largest safety net hospital systems in the country, has earned Stage 7 designation.Stage 7 is the top level on the HIMSS Analytics Electronic Medical...
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