My #IHeartHIT story: A personal wish for EHRs
Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)Some day carrying my disparate medical records from place to place will not be necessary.Laura Manning Hill“But what about the lump in my armpit?” I asked, after...
View ArticleAll-Flash Storage in EHR and VDI: Lowering Costs, Improving Quality of Care
Sponsor: Pure StoragePrimary topic: Decision SupportTopic: Decision SupportElectronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)Network InfrastructureResource Central: White PapersExternal url:...
View ArticleCanadian Cerner install under investigation again, but mishaps go deeper than...
British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix launched a second investigation into the Cerner electronic health record system of Island Health (Vancouver Island Health Authority) on Sept. 20 -- a result...
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CIO shares keys to a successful telehealth program
CHICAGO – Telehealth projects look different depending on the healthcare organizations putting the technology to work and the goals they're hoping to achieve, said Sue Schade, former CHIME-HIMSS CIO of...
View ArticleMy #IHeartHIT story: Have patient data, won't travel
Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)InteroperabilityInformation must be shared outside of the healthcare network in which it resides to allow all of a patient’s valuable data to be available to all of...
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How Mount Sinai is transforming its systems with a multi-year Epic EHR rollout
When Mount Sinai Hospital set out to upgrade its clinical workflow in 2005, the IT team estimated it would be a three-year job. The scope of that project was to replace the paper charts and an aging GE...
View ArticleMy #IHeartHIT story: How my mom helped me understand the true impact of...
Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)InteroperabilityWith better coordinated care, providers will be able to make more informed decisions and their patients will experience better outcomes.Rich PiperMy...
View ArticleKLAS gives athenahealth cloud-based EHR high marks among community hospitals
Since athenahealth acquired RazorInsights in 2015, the vendor has made quick inroads into the realm of community hospitals, according to a new report from KLAS.Athenahealth’s cloud-based EHR service,...
View ArticleEpic CEO Judy Faulkner is standing behind switch from EHRs to 'CHRs'
You’ve probably heard that Epic Systems CEO Judy Faulkner wants to drop the E from electronic health records and replace it with a C.“‘E’ has to go away now. It’s all electronic,” Faulkner said at the...
View ArticleNew tech from eClinicalWorks: updated EHR, virtual assistant, FHIR...
EHR vendor eClinicalWorks on Friday debuted Version 11 of its cloud-based electronic health record service, along with a new virtual assistant, a virtual room, and FHIR-based interoperability services....
View ArticleMadigan Army Medical Center focusing on security, patient safety before...
Cerner will launch its fourth and final electronic health record pilot with the U.S. Department of Defense at the Madigan Army Medical Center on Oct. 21.The rollout of MHS Genesis at Madigan is the...
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OurHealth taps athenahealth to integrate Salesforce, portal, other apps
OurHealth, which assists employers in setting up, staffing and running on-site or near-site health centers, will use athenahealth’s EHR and practice management services to support its nearly 40...
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EHR satisfaction survey 2017: After years of frustrations, user wish-list...
In our third annual Healthcare IT News EHR Satisfaction Survey we asked hospital leaders, IT professionals and clinicians to rate their inpatient electronic health records systems.Their answers are...
View ArticleEHR vendor drchrono says task management app will improve workflows
Electronic health records vendor drchrono has debuted a new enterprise unified task management application that now is available within the company’s EHR.The unified task management application is...
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EHRs are holding troves of genomic data, too bad it's not always easily usable
John Quackenbush believes data is the currency for all scientific advancement, driving conclusions and even improving the practice of medicine.“But the challenge is that when we really look at what...
View ArticleeClinicalWorks signs on with OpenNotes
EHR vendor eClinicalWorks on Tuesday announced its support for OpenNotes, the healthcare transparency and patient engagement initiative launched in 2010.Earlier this week, the company announced an...
View Article4 Keys to Patient Portal Engagement
Author: athenahealthSponsor: athenahealthPrimary topic: Patient EngagementTopic: Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)Patient EngagementResource Central: White PapersExternal url:...
View ArticleHIMSS issues interoperability call-to-action, highlights secure data,...
HIMSS on Tuesday issued a firm call-to-action for interoperability with a focus on secure data exchange and improved access to information.“We must achieve secure, appropriate, and ubiquitous data...
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Meet the health IT vendors working to end the opioid crisis
The U.S. is in the midst of a national crisis when it comes to opioid misuse and overdose. Last year, 52,000 people died from a drug overdose -- 33,091 of which were caused by a prescription or illicit...
View ArticleAs vendors target opioid crisis, familiar tech hurdles slow them down
While much the tech on the market to help healthcare tackle the opioid crisis has proven results, there are still some major hurdles to overcome before vendors can expect a major impact. Specifically,...
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