Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)

Even as EHRs, telemedicine and AI continue to transform clinical practice, certain core human qualities – civility, respect, empathy, collaboration – are "what make us valuable."

Too many well-meaning providers are "yessing" themselves into serious overwork, putting their health and their patients' health at risk, says one doctor who learned that the hard way – and did something to fix it.

Its new InterQual 2019 technology offers support for "hospital at home" care models, the company says.

A large-scale EHR implementation in Denmark has faced some resistance from clinical staff; medical doctors found it difficult and time consuming to input data by typing.

The academic medical center and the physician-owned malpractice insurer will explore how AI can be integrated into the workflows of frontline clinicians to reduce errors, boost quality and safety and improve patient experience.

Rather than those providers having to obtain patient health data manually from each of a patient's other sites of care, CommonWell enables sharing with other providers across the continuum.

Despite one senator's hope to move deliberately with rulemakings and not repeat some errors of meaningful use, National Coordinator Donald Rucker said delays only lengthen the time that consumers are "not in control of their care."

Company says the security flaw has not been exploited yet and urges customers to update to most recent version.

The global electronic health record (EHR) market size is proliferating, with Australia contributing to a large portion of that growth.

The research firm says 2018 was the busiest in recent years for EHR market flux, and recent purchasing decisions show an evolution in the electronic health record landscape.