Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)

Cerner's Hans Buitendijk, EHRA executive committee chair, and Foothold Technology's David Bucciferro, committee vice chair, describe how the association's COVID-19 Task Force is helping provider customers.

Mature health systems recognize the importance of context and design virtual care programs accordingly. Telehealth looks different for millennials and retirees, rural and urban patients and population groups with fundamentally different healthcare needs.

It will expand the data available in its Learning Health Network after an investment in Elligo Health Research, offering under-resourced health systems more equitable opportunities for drug and vaccine development.

Two systems, two vendors, one experience: All staff are happy, which is getting them through the hard times of COVID-19.

Solutions include its medical supplies management system, training platforms, and new additions and updates to its mobile app.

At ChristianaCare, "we've embedded information security deeply into our strategy and governance," said CEO Janice Nevin. "It's not just an IT issue, it's a patient safety issue, and it's everyone's responsibility."

It's been a busy year. As health systems continue to grapple with the challenges of the COVID-19 crisis, we look back on the tech lessons learned these past many months – with cautious optimism for a better year ahead.

SUNY Upstate Medical University has used AI-powered predictive analytics to, among other things, increase usage of OR minutes during business hours and improve the hygiene of its Epic EHR.

The goal of its Nuance deployment is to significantly reduce after-hours “pajama time” charting while introducing the voice of the patient to the EHR, says its CIO and CMIO.

TechCrunch reports that the EHR and practice management vendor left sensitive patient information unencrypted and vulnerable to exposure on a Microsoft Azure-hosted server.