Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)

The provider organization is being honored at HIMSS19 for its work using clinical data technology to better treat PTSD.

Companies will show the new tech at HIMSS19.

An implementation plan for a nationally consistent Electronic Oral Health Record (EOHR) will be presented to the country’s 20 district health board (DHB) chief executives by the middle of this year.

As the Federal Government today pushes the button to create My Health Records for every Australian who wants one, the industry has stepped out asking for more transparency around security and secondary use of the records to enable people to make more informed decisions about it.

SA Health is expected to scrap and reconstruct its troubled electronic patient records system following an independent review of the program.

As the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT comments period drew to a close, a number of organizations weighed in about how to improve electronic health records platforms.

As suicides increase and the opioid crisis continues, Congress, HHS and others need to do more to enable data sharing for at-risk patients.

It’s pivotal for organizations to institute an ongoing program that promotes a state of continuous improvement, keeping pace with new functionality, one HIMSS19 speaker says.

Candidates for the role should be able to share electronic health record best practices with DoD, oversee change management and training efforts and monitor budgets, officials say.

Common usability challenges can also contribute to medical errors, the organization said.