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Electronic health record systems News

October 29, 2019 29 Oct'19
Allscripts, Northwell Health to build next-generation EHR

Northwell Health CIO John Bosco's vision for the EHR includess artificial intelligence, voice recognition and the cloud.
October 24, 2019 24 Oct'19
Cerner-AbleVets deal aimed at helping federal programs

EHR vendor Cerner Corp. is bringing an IT consulting firm into the fold to assist with its work with federal clients, particularly with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Cerner is acquiring ...
October 18, 2019 18 Oct'19
Healthcare cybersecurity shouldn't impede interoperability

The healthcare community uses security as a crutch to deny the sharing of patient data. That has to stop, according to Athenahealth CISO Taylor Lehmann.
October 08, 2019 08 Oct'19
Meditech EHR moves to public cloud, points to industry trend

When EHR vendor Meditech partnered with Google Cloud Platform, it joined Cerner in a push toward the public cloud. The trend presents new opportunities and new challenges for healthcare CIOs.

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What is EHR technology and why is it important?

Electronic health records are an important part of health IT, and the meaningful use program provides financial incentives for providers to adopt EHR technology. Continue Reading
Meaningful Use

In the context of health IT, meaningful use is a term used to define minimum U.S. government standards for electronic health records (EHR), outlining how clinical patient data should be exchanged between healthcare providers, between providers and ... Continue Reading
Questions about the FHIR standard? We have expert answers

Think you're in the know when it comes to the FHIR API? A hands-on FHIR training session at AMIA 2018 answered some questions you might not have thought to ask. Continue Reading

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Top 5 reasons to do an EMR replacement

Switching EMR systems is no picnic. But what if your provider gets acquired, or your small practice starts to grow beyond the EMR's functionality? Continue Reading
Telemedicine provider MDLIVE talks partnering with health systems

MDLIVE CMO Lyle Berkowitz talks about why health systems need to start introducing telemedicine -- now. Continue Reading
Medication management system gives caretakers an edge

Midland Care benefits from using a medication management system, but not all software is created equal. Other healthcare organizations may struggle to find the right fit. Continue Reading

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Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine to train students with modern tech

Kaiser Permanente's new medical school will combine cutting-edge tech and a clinical setting to train future doctors. Continue Reading
How data duplication in healthcare is diagnosed

Electronic health record systems have helped reduce duplicate patient data in hospitals -- but they haven't cured the problem. Find out how organizations are addressing the issue. Continue Reading
Opioid crisis solutions include analytics, EHR integration

Health IT stands ready to help battle opioid deaths through greater use of data analytics and improved integration of EHRs and prescription drug databases. Continue Reading

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How CIOs can help alleviate EHR issues

EHRs can be more problem than solution for healthcare organizations, but CIOs can help by talking to practitioners and holding vendors accountable. Continue Reading
How to make protecting electronic health records simpler, safer

Want a safer EHR system? Assess the risks, log every single error and then assemble a cross-functional team to investigate. It's a painstaking -- but necessary -- process. Continue Reading
Hospitals battle duplicate medical records with technology

See how IT executives at two healthcare organizations weed out patient identification errors related to duplicate medical records -- a significant problem, according to research. Continue Reading

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