Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)

As many as nine in 10 adults do not know they have chronic kidney disease, which can put them at risk for developing complications.

Around half of primary care providers are using the standard note templates, resulting in short, efficient charting – with time in notes and note length below Epic's overall average.

The agency is floating new requirements for hospitals to report on syndromic surveillance, immunization registries, electronic case reporting and electronic reportable laboratory results. It also has new plans for quality reporting.

MHS Genesis has been successfully deployed to 12 new states, said officials in a statement this week.

A new study links organizational EHR support with lower levels of physician burnout – especially among cardiologists and neurologists. 

This week's top stories include a consumer safety group warning parents to stop using Peloton Tread+ after reports of child injuries and death, nurses giving EHR usability an "F" and HHS vowing to tackle racism as a serious public health threat.

In this webinar, insights were gained on the steps Taiwan has taken towards creating a cohesive digital healthcare ecosystem as well as what is required to create a strong foundation in digital health.

The deal, the EHR giant's second recent similar collaboration, aims to improve applicant experience and reduce the amount of time to issue a policy.

The total number of patients treated annually over a period of 10 years has expanded from 17,587 to 842,440 – and Airrosti credits its flexible IT approach.

Healthcare IT News asks Stefan Hunziker, CIO at the Lucerne Cantonal Hospital (LUKS), how the EPR has developed in Switzerland and how the hospital has managed it.