Electronic Health Records

Industry groups like easier quality reporting and advance applications of telehealth, but some say docs shouldn't have to make expensive EHR upgrades for 2019.

Deputy National Coordinator Genevieve Morris will work closely with the Veterans Health Administration and the VA CIO on the new $16 billion Cerner EHR.

New clinical and operational use cases are emerging for natural language processing, from risk adjustment to population surveillance and beyond.

Congress says it will conduct more rigorous oversight amid concerns about the project’s cost and alignment with the defense department’s electronic health record roll-out.

Emergency and stroke patients are still being diverted to ensure patients receive the best possible care, but the Missouri health system remains fully operational thanks to its prepared incident response plan.

As part of the deal, Cerner will own a minority stake in the health plan and the two companies will co-create Maestro Advantage, billed as a tool to help health systems manage the demands of Medicare Advantage.

This month’s look at the tech projects your competitors are undertaking right now and other interesting moves in the EHR realm.

It has seen a 21 percent decrease in missed doses, a 66 percent reduction in wasted doses and zero reportable adverse events in the past 11 months.

Tech initiative enables hospitals across the Carolinas to build apps that merge patient records.

In combination with the Epic MyChart app, patients can now access lab results, meds, vitals and more.