Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)

The health system has achieved nearly 100% uptime, a big increase in concurrent sessions supported – and $1 million in savings from reduced support and operations costs.

Prior to implementation, the medical center was not attesting for the MIPS CMS 2 measure, but after about 10 months had reached an attestation rate of 67%.

Healthcare IT News asked chief information officers from around the country about which technologies have proved most instrumental in the vaccines' early days – and what improvements might be helpful moving forward.

The move comes after the NHS came under fire for its lack of comprehensive data on the uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine among different ethnic groups.

Johns Hopkins, Duke, Meharry Medical College, Harvard Pilgrim and others will gain access to HCA's data registry to help boost patient outcomes and improve public health.

Physicians point to long work hours and bureaucratic tasks as contributing to exhaustion and job-related stress, a new survey shows. "An EHR that actually works right" would help, said one.

Although the EHR market has made notable changes for the better, there's still ample opportunity for vendors and providers alike to work toward more robust data exchange, a new report shows.

The findings are based on a survey conducted from October to December 2020 from 17 countries.

The findings are based on a survey conducted from October to December 2020 from 17 countries.

CIOs need to look beyond just EHRs and explore stand-alone platforms to enhance care delivery – keeping focused on reliable patient data and streamlined clinical workflows.