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Nebraska Medicine, comprising the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Bellevue Medical Center and UNMC Physicians, will be recognized at the 2016 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition in Las Vegas for achieving Stage 7.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Office of the National Coordinator announced Monday that CMS would extend the deadline for commenting on quality reporting and certification of EHR products.

Physician adoption of electronic health records rose steadily between 2013 and 2014, with nearly 75 percent of doctors going digital, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Electronic Health Records Survey.

MidMichigan Health, a nonprofit health system affiliated with the University of Michigan Health System, is ready to replace a mixed bag of technology with an electronic health record from Epic Systems, which will provide the clinical, administrative and billing software.

For the sixth straight year, Epic has secured the top spot for Overall Software Suite in the Best in KLAS: Software & Services report, which is compiled based on feedback from healthcare providers.

Many accountable care organizations are still struggling to overcome the challenges associated with health information technology integration, patient management and drug selection to improve care outcomes, according to a new study from the Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute.

Where does former National Coordinator Farzad Mostashari, MD, spend his time since leaving ONC? Back in the world of clinical issues, practice management, and talking to physicians. Only this time he’s an entrepreneur.

While electronic health records have been shown to improve patient health, safety and care coordination in many ways, what is less documented is how EHRs can also cause harm, and even leave healthcare professionals open to malpractice suits.

Electronic health record executive said he will still be involved in the business.

While the market for inpatient electronic health records is mature, there's still plenty of upside for ambulatory systems as accountable care organizations and patient-centered medical homes struggle to function seamlessly across the continuum of care, according to a new report by Frost & Sullivan.