EHR vendors say ONC proposed rules are too broad, would stifle innovation
The HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association has not yet formally submitted its comments on the proposed interoperability rules to the Office of National Coordinator for Health IT. But this week, the...
View ArticleMGMA to ONC: consider cost, complexity of compliance with new...
The Medical Group Management Association is the latest industry group to offer feedback to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services about...
View ArticleSwiss eHealth Summit: 'Come with questions, leave with answers'
HITN: Who is the Electronic Patient Dossier (EPD), the Swiss version of EPRs, workshop organised at the Swiss eHealth Summit in September primarily aimed at?Schmid: It is aimed not only at medical...
View ArticleKansas hospital pays $250K to settle charges it falsified EHR security risk...
Coffey Health System, a 25-bed critical access hospital in Kansas, has agreed to pay a $250,000 settlement for alleged False Claims Act violations related to its meaningful use attestation.WHY IT...
View ArticleInnovaccer's new InAPI aims to boost exchange of health data
Innovaccer has announced the launch of InAPI, which aims to improve interoperability and better aggregate healthcare data through RESTful application programming interfaces.WHY IT MATTERS InAPI is...
View ArticleHIMSS to ONC and CMS: Open APIs key enablers for innovation, competition
HIMSS has published its comments – sent separately to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT – on their respective proposed rules on...
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Transforming Data into Actionable Information that Improves Performance
Author: LeidosSponsor: LeidosPrimary topic: AnalyticsTopic: AnalyticsElectronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)Quality and SafetyResource Central: White PapersExternal url:...
View ArticleHow digital is transforming patient pathways
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View ArticleMaking strides in getting social determinants into the EHR
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View ArticleUsing artificial intelligence, speech recognition to optimize note taking
With the combined technologies of two companies, note taking for obstetrics is about to become a lot more automated, streamlined and personal.What happened?Unified, a large technology and services...
View ArticleChase Farm Hospital validated at Stage 6 of the EMRAM
Chase Farm Hospital (CFH), part of the Royal Free London (RFL) group, has been validated at Stage 6 of the HIMSS – owner of Healthcare IT News - Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM) after...
View ArticleEpic and Humana partner to enhance patient, provider and payer collaboration
Electronic health record kingpin Epic and insurance giant Humana have announced an agreement that will integrate technologies to enhance patient, provider and payer access to health information. Humana...
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Equipping Clinicians to Avoid Harm
Sponsor: IBM Watson HealthPrimary topic: ClinicalTopic: ClinicalElectronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)Resource Central: White PapersExternal url:...
View ArticleNT Pathology to link MHR results to Lab Tests Online
The Northern Territory (NT) Department of Health in Australia will soon become the first pathology provider to link the online tests results it is sharing via My Health Record (MHR) with Lab Tests...
View ArticleEHR optimization can stop common diseases in their tracks
Early detection is a mantra in hospitals: Find a nascent condition before it can morph into something serious and you can alleviate suffering, improve care and save lives.Symptoms can be hidden in...
View ArticleMedicalchain's vision: Providing a singular view of health record
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View ArticleDoD, VA establish office to improve EHR coordination
The Department of Defense and the Veterans Affairs department announced the creation of a special office to help centralize decision-making as the VA makes a multi-billion dollar electronic health...
View ArticleAI-powered clinical documentation boosts patient satisfaction and physician...
M*Modal, a vendor of clinical documentation and speech understanding technologies, is collaborating with Indiana physician group practice Community Health Network with the aim of transforming the...
View ArticleSA Pathology connects to MHR for better patient and clinician experience
Following Northern Territory Department of Health’s announcement that it will soon become the first pathology provider to link the online test results it is sharing via My Health Record (MHR) with Lab...
View ArticleAnalytics could prevent unnecessary helicopter rides for hospitals
Researchers at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University are developing a data analytics platform to help determine whether or not patients need the use of a medical...
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