4 former national coordinators, a CIO and a CEO weigh in on how to fix...
Meaningful use essentially digitized the healthcare system arguably faster than any other sector of the U.S. economy. But as with so many federal government programs, laws, rules and regulations, that...
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While Harvey exposed health IT hurdles, some providers weathered the storm
Hurricane Harvey ravaged Texas. Mass flooding forced people from homes, while the death toll has reached 70 people.But the disaster also took its toll on the region’s healthcare sector causing...
View ArticleHow hospitals can prepare for Hurricane Irma
Even in the midst of a storm, healthcare providers are responsible for ensuring medical services continue. So, as Hurricane Irma looms off of the coast of Florida, and Hurricane Jose close behind, it’s...
View ArticleAMA demands EHR overhaul, calls them 'poorly designed and implemented'
Primary care physicians spend more than half of their workday typing data on a computer screen and completing other EHR tasks, according to new research from the University of Wisconsin and the...
View ArticleRansomware and electronic records access, healthcare's biggest threats
Of the varied threats facing healthcare provider organizations today, both external and internal, what rises to the top? Some cybersecurity experts have solid opinions on that.When it comes to external...
View ArticleUMass Memorial Health Care poised for Epic go-live on Oct. 1
Worcester, Massachusetts-based UMass Memorial Health Care, is preparing for a system-wide Epic go-live on October 1, part of a 10-year project that is expected to cost more than $700 million.“Anytime...
View ArticleEHR clinical data best for measuring sepsis rates, researchers say
Investigators at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston have found clinical data more reliable than claims statistics for measuring incidences of sepsis.The findings, published Wednesday in JAMA,...
View ArticleEpic unveils interoperability tool for patients
Epic Systems introduced its Share Everywhere feature, which enables patients to grant doctors and caregivers access to their data.Not to be confused with the EHR vendor’s Care Everywhere, which enables...
View ArticlePeraHealth brings clinical surveillance tools to Epic's App Orchard
The newest addition to Epic's App Orchard is PeraHealth, whose real-time predictive analytics tool will be integrated through API into the electronic health record platform.PeraHealth's clinical...
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Reinventing Utilization Management (UM) to Bring Value to the Point of Care
How can health systems deliver the right care, at the right cost, in the right setting, without overwhelming delivery and reimbursement systems with administrative burden?The shift from volume to...
View ArticleWhy blockchain could transform the very nature of EHRs
The variety of potential blockchain deployments in healthcare is getting wider. When ONC put forth its call for white papers in its blockchain challenge, for instance, it received more than 70...
View ArticleEpic, Mayo Clinic team up to integrate symptom checker into MyChart patient...
Mayo Clinic and EHR vendor Epic Systems have added Mayo’s symptom checker functionality into Epic’s MyChart portal. The new arrangement means that patients can use the symptom checker, previously...
View ArticleSuccessful EHR interoperability starts locally
Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)Health Information Exchange (HIE)InteroperabilityAdvisory Board Senior Vice President Rob Barras discusses the need for providers to start locally to spark...
View ArticleMayo unveils EHR-integrated clinical decision support tool for ordering lab...
Mayo Clinic and National Decision Support Company announced on Tuesday a new offering that enables physicians to access clinical guidance about laboratory tests at the point of care.The new offering...
View ArticleUI Health to replace legacy system with $62 million Epic EHR
UI Health, an academic medical center, which is associated with the University of Illinois in Chicago, will plunk down $101 million for an Epic System EHR.The cost includes the preparatory work UI will...
View ArticleLahey Health hits Stage 7 EMRAM level from HIMSS Analytics
Lahey Health has achieved Stage 7 for both the Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model and the Outpatient-EMRAM model.HIMSS Analytics pointed to Lahey’s major strides in its use of technology to...
View ArticleJohns Hopkins-affiliated startup helps providers build CareKit, Google Fit apps
Billed as a "digital health studio," the newly-launched Doctella aims to help healthcare organizations develop patient-facing apps quickly, easily and inexpensively.Doctella CEO Amer Haider – who...
View ArticleDoximity Dialer integrates with Epic's Haiku app to improve doctor-patient...
Epic System’s Haiku app for iPhones is providing Doximity members one-touch dialing of patients through Epic’s mobile EHR.The integration between Doximity Dialer and Haiku also makes it possible for...
View ArticleKLAS: 'Clock is ticking' for Allscripts to do right by McKesson Paragon...
When Allscripts acquired McKesson's Enterprise Information Solutions for $185 million this summer, it promised to maintain McKesson's Paragon EHR for smaller hospital clients. But a new report from...
View ArticleONC dials back meaningful use certification program
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT on Thursday revealed two changes to its certification criteria that officials said are designed to reduce the burden on industry and make the...
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