Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)

Nurse groups are focused on fixing what they say are untenable nurse-to-patient ratios. As legislation mandating staff ratios looms, AI and virtual care may offer a way forward.

The goal is to tackle documentation burden, giving clinicians more time with their patients and decreasing burnout, says the health system's chief clinical officer.

The two-million-square-foot Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Arthur M. Blank Hospital has been built from the ground up with leading-edge technology, everything from artificial intelligence to RTLS to robotics.

A look at the current electronic health record landscape from Joncé Smith from Stoltenberg Consulting – with some best practices for new version upgrades, perspective on enhanced functionalities and tips for staff training to optimize workflows.

Smart Ivenix pumps address critical challenges of infusion delivery.

A 2024 HIMSS Changemaker, Epic's chief nurse evangelist, Emily Barey, says her journey from studying political science, to nursing, to working for a software company started with a willingness to try new things and ask for help along the way.

A new study in JAMA Network Open from MedStar Health shows how the increased integration of virtual care models is exacerbating the electronic health record documentation burden for clinicians.

Alfredo Almerares, clinical executive manager at InterSystems, says the company’s Latin American team’s maturity and experience helps them collaborate with customers on shared goals during the implementation of new tools.

At NYU Langone Health, physicians record videos with post-hospital care plans for patients to help improve treatment compliance. Dr. Jonah Feldman, the health system's medical director for clinical transformation and informatics, explains.  

Strengthening security measures in widely used hospital devices helps protect patient safety and the integrity of the healthcare system.