Make ICD-10 Easier: Get Answers, Get Ready, Get Going
Author: Healthcare IT NewsSponsor: NextGenPrimary topic: Electronic Health RecordsTopic: Electronic Health RecordsResource Central: White PapersContent Directory: Electronic Health Record (EHR)Body:...
View ArticleBlack Book: Cerner is best EHR to replace VA's VistA
Cerner is the best vendor candidate to replace the U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs proprietary VistA, according to a new Black Book report.VA Secretary David Shulkin, MD, announced last month it...
View ArticleThe Digital Hospital - Technology for Better Care Delivery
Sponsor: NokiaPrimary topic: Electronic Health RecordsTopic: EHRsElectronic Health RecordsWorkflowResource Central: White PapersExternal url:...
View ArticleDo More with Less, with Distributed Capture POC Scanning
Sponsor: DataBankPrimary topic: Electronic Health RecordsTopic: EHRsElectronic Health RecordsImagingResource Central: White PapersExternal url:...
View ArticleEHRs pose greater threat to patients in America, Sermo survey suggests
While it would appear obvious that any EHR downtime or outage would pose a significant threat to patient safety, a new survey suggests that is not the case in all countries.Sermo, the social network...
View ArticleExpert to VA: Pick any vendor but Cerner to ignite EHR interoperability
As the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs weighs replacing its home-grown VistA EHR with a commercial electronic health record platform, at least one expert hopes the federal agency will pick any...
View ArticleHIMSS Analytics announces new EMRAM criteria for 2018 with focus on security,...
HIMSS Analytics on Friday revealed updated criteria for achieving Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model certification in 2018. “It’s both evolutionary and a big change. We’re not taking any criteria...
View ArticleOf course VA should replace VistA with Cerner, readers say
When it comes to whether the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs should replace its VistA EHR with a commercial product, our readers we nearly unanimous in their support, with the bulk of them picking...
View ArticleCerner adds concussion care platform to athlete management system
Healthcare technology giant Cerner plans to integrate its HealtheAthlete technology with NeuroLogix Technologies’ C3Logix concussion management system.Nate Hogan, general manager of HealtheAthlete,...
View ArticleAHIMA pushes Congress to fund ONC, continue investing in EHR interoperability
The American Health Information Management Association late Friday called on Congress to fund the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT and said not doing so would be a detriment to the...
View ArticleErie County Medical Center systems still down 12 days after massive cyberattack
Buffalo-based Erie County Medical Center is still struggling to bring its computer systems back online after a virus was discovered on April 9, according to The Buffalo News.The hospital was hit with a...
View ArticleAn EHR optimization that actually wins over physicians?
Like all healthcare CIOs, Joel Vengco, chief information officer at Springfield, Massachusetts-based Baystate Health, has no shortage of pressing projects competing for his attention.Whether it's...
View ArticlePlushCare gives telehealth doctors an EMR just for them
PlushCare, a telehealth service provider, has launched an electronic healthcare record for the telehealth industry called Lemur. The company says it’s the first of its kind.The platform is designed to...
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We asked people how to fix EHRs, and boy did they have answers
Topic: Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)Slideshow Image: http://www.healthcareitnews.com/sites/default/files/EHR%20Survey%20Slide-intro_0.pngSlideshow Description: Health systems have invested...
View ArticleEHR 2.0: Optimize your EHR for greater ROI
Sponsor: LeidosPrimary topic: Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)Topic: EHRsElectronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)WorkflowResource Central: White PapersExternal url:...
View ArticleWith EHR-based sepsis detection, Epic and Cerner have different approaches
Recent improvement in hospital surveillance technology for sepsis detection is leading to longer lives, according to a new report from KLAS that examined monitoring tools from blue-chip EHR vendors and...
View ArticleCoast Guard seeks new EHR vendor after failed Epic implementation
The U.S. Coast Guard published an EHR acquisition request for information to FebBizzOpps.gov, a move effectively striking the final nail into the coffin of a failed Epic implementation.“This Request...
View ArticleHealthcare execs bullish on telemedicine investments, despite lingering hurdles
Healthcare executives have a sunny outlook for telehealth investing, according to a recent American Telemedicine Association survey touted at its 2017 conference and tradeshow in Orlando this...
View ArticleEpic adds Mayo Clinic educational health info to patient-facing apps
Epic will embed authoritative health information from Mayo Clinic in its MyChart and MyChart Bedside portals, aiming to give patients the opportunity to put their healthcare into contextMayo Clinic...
View ArticleHow the Coast Guard’s ugly, Epic EHR break-up played out
What began as a straightforward software contract with Epic resulted this week in the U.S. Coast Guard starting its entire EHR acquisition process over some seven years after it began.EHR...
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