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Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)

By Jessica Davis | 05:10 pm | July 18, 2016
Hospital computer and math science positions are on the uptick, with 17.9 percent growth between 2010 to 2014, according to a MedPAC analysis of Bureau of Labor statistics. That growth may reflect healthcare's efforts to transition to electronic health records.
By John Halamka | 12:48 pm | July 14, 2016
The answer to that question, says Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center CIO John Halamka, MD, is that we need the right amount of the right regulation and legislation.  
By Jessica Davis | 12:25 pm | July 14, 2016
The Senate Committee on Appropriations took Veterans Affairs leaders to task, seeking to determine an endpoint to the long list of issues plaguing the department.
By Anthony Vecchione | 11:43 am | July 14, 2016
With an eye on improving safety, increasing compliance and reducing waste, an increasing number of hospitals and health systems are looking to insource and automate their IV compounding processes.  
By Jessica Davis | 12:18 pm | July 12, 2016
Its advice includes ways to prevent and contain malware threats; OCR officials stress that these viruses are considered security incidents under HIPAA.
By Bernie Monegain | 10:32 am | July 01, 2016
Flatiron Health newest version of its OncoEMR, a cloud-based electronic ​'medical'​ record is designed specifically for medical oncology.
By Jessica Davis | 05:48 pm | June 29, 2016
In an interview with Bloomberg, the president hinted at his potential post-White House plans.
By Mike Miliard | 04:12 pm | June 29, 2016
Coordinated Care Oklahoma, working with technology partners Cerner and Browsersoft, has connected with the U.
By Mike Miliard | 12:37 pm | June 29, 2016
At the Cancer Moonshot Summit in Washington on June 29, Biden announced a long list of federal and health industry initiatives meant to harness technological and clinical advances to make significant headway in the fight against the disease.
By Bernie Monegain | 10:14 am | June 29, 2016
The effort will help doctors boost access to precision medicine for 10,000 VA veterans with cancer.