The next big thing in pharmacy supply chain: Blockchain
Blockchain has the potential to transform healthcare in general and the pharmacy supply chain in particular.The distributed ledger technology could offer legislative, logistical and patient safety...
View Article85% of physician practices weathered cyberattacks, disrupting care, risking...
Hospital IT and security executives should know that hackers are by no means finished with slicing and dicing healthcare. Ransomware strains such as WannaCry, Petya and NotPetya were only shots across...
View ArticleGHX unveils supply chain tool for Epic EHRs, eyes future partnerships
Global Healthcare Exchange, which develops technology for healthcare supply chain management, has launched what it said is a first-of-its-kind tool to help clinicians with the documentation of supplies...
View ArticleCerner sued by CliniComp for patent infringement as EHR battle continues
Just a little more than a month after a judge dismissed its lawsuit against the federal government for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs-Cerner EHR deal, CliniComp has fueled a new legal war...
View ArticleMercy Health signs on with AVIA Innovator Network
Cincinnati-based Mercy Health, with nearly two dozen hospitals and 500 care sites across Ohio and Kentucky, has joined the AVIA Innovator Network.AVIA is an alliance of more than 24 leading-edge health...
View ArticlePrecision medicine steps out of the lab and into the EHR
Progress in genomic sequencing has led to some exciting breakthroughs in clinical therapies. And now, information about those therapies is becoming available for use within the EHR.Marc S. Williams,...
View ArticleCerner challenges Epic's win of $62 million UI Health EHR contract
Healthcare IT giant Cerner is challenging a contract awarded to competing EHR maker Epic Systems. Cerner is alleging the bidding process was unfair and raises the possibility of conflict of interest.At...
View ArticleAMIA, Pew: Congress must fund ONC EHR reporting program
The Pew Charitable Trusts and American Medical Informatics Association are pressing Congress on its cuts to the Office of the National Coordinator, which will prevent the agency from implementing the...
View ArticleONC posts patient-data matching best practices framework
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT published the Patient Demographic Data Quality Framework of best practices for data management processes that enable hospitals to more effectively...
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How NorthShore tweaked its Epic EHR to put precision medicine into routine...
The new age of precision medicine and genetic testing demands a steep learning curve – for patients and physicians alike. Patients need to be aware of what tests they might benefit from, what the...
View ArticleVA to require Cerner prioritize interoperability, secure data exchange in EHR...
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs released its report on the functional requirements expected of Cerner with the EHR modernization project.Typically, these documents are provided to vendors...
View ArticleBiggest EHR challenges for 2018: Security, interoperability, clinician burnout
Moving into 2018, hospitals and health systems continue to face many challenges in implementing, maintaining and upgrading their electronic health record systems. These challenges range from technical...
View ArticleFormer ONC chief Karen DeSalvo to join Dell Medical School
Karen DeSalvo, MD, who served as National Coordinator for Health Information Technology from 2014 to 2016 and U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health from 2014 to 2017, will join the faculty at the Dell...
View ArticleAs IT devices crowd the point of care, experts weigh new EMI risks
More than a decade ago, healthcare information technology leaders – concerned about electromagnetic interference (EMI) from mobile electronics – banned cellphones in patient care areas. While there was...
View ArticleKLAS: These vendors excel at data loss prevention, but they have weaknesses
When it comes to technology on the front lines of healthcare data security, data loss prevention software is one of the key defenses to safeguard protected health information – nearly as important as...
View ArticleEpic's slimmed-down EHR 'Sonnet' to be released in March
Epic Systems just revealed that its new EHR, dubbed Sonnet, will be available in March 2018 and its new implementation tool Utility is already being used.Epic CEO Judy Faulkner first mentioned Sonnet...
View ArticleAI can improve EHRs and analytics, but physician input is a must
Artificial intelligence is starting to make its mark on healthcare in a big way. That's got a lot of people really excited – and not a few are a little nervous.For all the promise AI holds, after all –...
View ArticleTop 10 Healthcare IT News stories of 2017
EHR vendors Epic, Cerner and eClinicalWorks dominated the most-read articles throughout the last 12 months -- with news both good and bad. Also in the mix: patient safety struggles, artificial...
View ArticleTop 10 Epic EHR stories of 2017
Epic Systems, and its founder and CEO Judy Faulkner were the subjects of well-read news throughout 2017. Here are the top 10 Epic Systems news stories as gauged by our readers' interest:1. Epic CEO...
View ArticleGreat ACO debate: Focus on integrated EHRs or physician buy-in first?
Hospitals participating in a Medicare Shared Savings Program have a leg-up on the value-based delivery structure needed to meet quality payments under MACRA. Hospitals can achieve savings and...
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