Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)

Study found that increased mortality risk for ethnic minorities is only partially attributable to pre-existing clinical risk factors.

To avoid exposure to COVID-19, staff at rural Macon Community Hospital worked with Cerner associates to take the implementation process online.

Mayo Clinic researchers found that patients were particularly dissatisfied with access, including their ease in getting clinics on the phone and scheduling appointments.

Since mid-March, Dr. Mamdouh Riad has been able to see an average of 30 patients per day via the mobile FaceTime integration and has converted 85-90% of patients to telehealth.

By creating a new physician support specialist position and giving providers the opportunity to be changemakers, the team at OrthoVirginia improved clinician experience.

In a recent HIMSS webinar, Dr Chun-Wen Chang (Infectious Disease Specialist, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Taiwan) reveals the steps the country has taken that has allowed it to successfully mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

By incorporating referrals into a physicians' EHR and creating a focused group of specialists, the shift to value is made that much easier.

In a HIMSS20 Digital session, the director of clinical quality informatics at Memorial Hermann Health System walks through eCQM difficulties along with some solutions.

Persistent flaws in the ability to accurately ID and match patient records are hindering two must-haves on the road to reopening: contact tracing and, eventually, vaccine administration.

The pandemic has proven the "generalizability of telehealth" says the CMIO of NYU Langone Health, where virtual visits have skyrocketed. ATA, meanwhile, is asking Congress for more funding and flexibility to help build on its promise.