Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)

The six-year project will replace legacy electronic health records software and paper at UVM Health Network’s four hospitals.

Baylor Scott & White Health physicians will have access to the EHR data stream to offer better insights into the cost and impact of their orders.

New Orleans-based system becomes the latest to arm clinicians with tools for helping patients manage chronic pain while avoiding opioid addiction.

Health systems are using NLP tools to maximize the performance of existing risk arrangements and expand participation in value-based care programs.

Incorporating new data streams into the cloud-based electronic health record will help hospitals with population health and value-based reimbursement, officials say.

The biggest EHR winner in a new report gauging the majority of satisfied physicians was Practice Fusion – recently acquired by Allscripts – which operates almost exclusively in the ambulatory space.

More than 50 percent of the respondents who participated in the 2017 Medication Management and Safety Study stated that the greatest gap in medication management occurs when transitioning from one place to another and at the patient bedside.

After expanding its hospital footprint with the McKesson acquisition this past summer, Allscripts now broadens its ambulatory presence by scooping up the cloud-based EHR vendor.

While platforms from major EHR vendors are widely deployed, they only see average satisfaction ratings.

EHR maker to host the software in expanded partnership and handle day-today management of the apps.