Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)

The hospital is working to integrate systems to it can enable clinicians to use data for more effective decision making.

Only 102 hospitals of 3,617 hospitals received the top rating of five stars.

A new study found that patients of all ages, with Baby Boomers leading the charge, are interested in accessing medical records online and tapping into portals to book appointment, pay bills, and refill prescriptions. 

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT advisory group, IXTF, outlined suggestions spanning government policy, technology, and public-private collaborations to improve health data sharing. 

Despite what appear to be common industry fears about new electronic health records having adverse effects on care delivery, Harvard’s School of Public Health officials said recent research should be encouraging to doctors.

With the number of health information exchanges declining since 2012, and EHR makers creating their own exchanges, the latter might just be a more effective way to share patient data. 

Consultancy adds specialist in Cerner, Meditech, Allscripts, NextGen and other electronic health records products to its expanding lineup of services for healthcare entities.

The deal will enable clients to exchange clinical data to eliminate the need for chart extractions and foster collaboration between healthcare payers and hospitals. 

Under the guarantee, the company will incur all penalties for customers on its athenaOne platform who are unable to meet MIPS standards, subject to limitations.

Tennessee health system said it intends to will roll out one system across its entire care continuum.