Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)

As healthcare providers integrate faxed data into their EHR systems, transitioning from legacy fax technology presents significant challenges. Legacy systems often fail to meet modern healthcare demands, leading to increased costs, compliance issues, and inefficiencies.

As more healthcare providers integrate data from faxes into their EHR, those starting the process with legacy fax technology may find the interoperability learning curve steeper than expected. 

The hospital will also be aiming for Stage 7 INFRAM soon.

The former senior patient service associate pled guilty to the charge.

Also, the Australian government awarded $4 million in funding to a project building the country's first registry of atrial fibrillation ablations.

Additional medical facilities in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and Alaska will be part of the next round of the federal Electronic Health Record Modernization, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Researchers and developers have announced artificial intelligence tools that aim to shrink the time mental health providers spend on administrative tasks, provide faster triage, support clinical decision-making and improve patient access. 

One breach is said to have impacted legacy Oracle Health servers; another has allegedly affected millions of records accessed via Oracle Cloud.

Also, Tasmania has launched a clinical real-time alert system as part of the state's health system digital transformation.

Healthcare organizations are increasingly adopting hybrid work models, with remote employees and mobile clinicians traveling between worksites. The dissolution of the traditional network perimeter and the growing number of both personal and corporate-issued devices accessing the networks are challenges that IT teams must meet with innovative solutions and strategic thinking.