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McLeod Health taps Cerner for EHR, RCM, population health tools
McLeod Health, an integrated delivery system, will transition its seven acute care hospitals and 90 ambulatory facilities from the Invision financial and Soarian clinical platforms to a suite of...
View ArticleNYU Lutheran launches Epic EHR, implements Imprivata patient ID
Brooklyn, N.Y.-based NYU Lutheran has launched Epic's electronic health record, consolidating the clinical systems at the health system's 22 inpatient and outpatient care settings, the health system...
View ArticleNew ONC chief Vindell Washington, MD: 'Time to pivot toward information sharing'
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has seen its influence and agenda-setting power evolve somewhat over the past decade, but one thing is clear, said its newest chief, Vindell...
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athenahealth debuts data-driven athenaInsight hub
athenahealth unveiled what CEO Jonathan Bush called a “daily news hub” dubbed athenaInsight. Its aim: To report on American healthcare.The company said it will mine the activity and trends of more than...
View ArticleSurescripts gives EHR vendors access to its record locator service, Epic and...
Surescripts' announced that several electronic health record vendors, including Epic, eClinicalWorks, Greenway, NextGen and Aprima are now offering its National Record Locator Service to their clients....
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Health IT execs have a new favorite dirty word
When eClinicalWorks rechristened its flagship electronic health record software as the cloud-based 10e, CEO Girish Navani said something curious: “I don’t want to call it an electronic health record...
View ArticleSee what top EHR vendors contributed to 2016 presidential campaigns
With America deep into the presidential race now is a good time to check into the campaign contributions to Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton and REpublican nominee Donald Trump.Some...
View ArticleChan Zuckerberg Initiative to invest $3 billion toward a bold goal: 'cure all...
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, led by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, MD, will invest $3 billion over the next 10 years in an effort to prevent, manage or cure all...
View ArticleHHS aims to grow behavioral health workforce with $44.5 million investment
Mental health and substance abuse programs across the country will share $44.5 million for training programs aimed at increasing the number of mental health providers and substance abuse counselors.The...
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Interoperability: Ripe for disruption?
Interoperability as it stands now is a point in time. But what the healthcare industry really needs is a continuous ability to exchange health data among providers.Mario Hyland, founder and senior vice...
View ArticleObama kicks off National Health IT Week, touting EHR adoption and precision...
As National Health IT Week 2016 gets under way, President Barack Obama issued this statement on Sept. 26:"I send greetings to all those marking National Health IT Week."When clinicians, researchers,...
View ArticleHHS privacy and security guidance fails to meet federal guidelines, says GAO
The Department of Health and Human Services' guidance on security and privacy requirements for protected health information and HIPAA compliance fails to meet federal guidelines, according to a U.S....
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ONC offers help navigating complex EHR contracts, post-go-live usability
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has put out new guidance for choosing EHRs and understanding the fine print of vendor contracts.The EHR contract guide – subtitle: Selecting Wisely,...
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Direct messaging: Not just for meaningful use anymore
While Direct messaging has had a circuitous path into health information exchange, Nemours is already using the protocol to meet the 10 percent threshold for sending electronic summary care records...
View ArticleCMS gives $347 million to 16 organizations to counter HAIs, readmissions
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded $347 million to 16 national, regional or state hospital associations, quality improvement organizations and health systems to continue efforts in...
View ArticleCongress approves $1.1 billion in Zika funding as it avoids government shutdown
On Wednesday, Congress approved $1.1 billion in funding to combat the Zika virus in a short-term spending bill. In doing so, it's sidestepped a government shutdown.The House voted 342-85 and the Senate...
View ArticleRansomware spreading via the cloud: Virlock another twist on cyber scourge
2016 has been the year of ransomware in healthcare and beyond, and cybercriminals are continually modifying their techniques to improve the effectiveness of their attacks.A prime of example of this is...
View ArticleHawaii Pacific Health lands HIMSS Enterprise Davies Award
One of the largest healthcare providers in Hawaii, Hawaii Pacific Health, was named a 2016 HIMSS Enterprise Davies Award recipient, making it the only the second two-time winner of the award since the...
View ArticleAre EHRs getting better? Readers rank vendors higher than last year in new...
In the year since we unveiled the results of Healthcare IT News' inaugural EHR Satisfaction Survey, the nature and perception of electronic health records has changed. So too has much of what the...
View ArticleComparison chart: How readers rated their EHR in 2016 vs. 2015
When Healthcare IT News conducted the second annual EHR Satisfaction Survey, we found a noteworthy change since the first year’s results: Readers rate their EHRs higher today than they did twelve...
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