Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)

Community Health Systems hospitals in several states experienced a loss of electronic health record data related to a maintenance issue, reports said.

It is launching a new software that simplifies the verification of CGHS beneficiary IDs.

The research platform allows researchers to utilise data from 6.85 million patients.

Kevin Olson, who strives to make his Epic electronic health record meet the needs of his hospital staff, talks about training, physician alignment, usability testing and other best practices.

The new health record system is targeted for go-live by mid-year.

The Korean hospital has fully automated its online medical records issuance system to improve the patient experience.

The Ohio health system has so far used the technology to reduce its readmission rate from 25% to 18% and its average length of stay from 25 days to 18.

JeanCarlo Luz, electronic medical records leader at Philips, discusses how the company's EMR leverages cloud services and interoperability with multiple partners to help to deliver time and cost savings for hospitals.

Also, Victoria is piloting digital health training for public health workers.