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A third perspective on the HITECH era: Why patients matter
In September, two articles in The New England Journal of Medicine presented differing perspectives on the HITECH era. Now, a new blog post from UCSF’s Center for Digital Health Innovation poses a third...
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Only 14 percent of organizations report “deep interoperability” when sharing...
A new report from KLAS found the percentage of organizations reporting “deep interoperability” is up from last year. But the survey showed the industry has a long way to go before achieving ultimate...
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How the NHIT Care Campaign is aiding Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria
The National Health IT Collaborative for the Underserved launched the NHIT Care Campaign, an initiative aimed at aiding Puerto Rico’s FQHCs and affiliated health centers. The first phase of the effort...
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What do patients and healthcare professionals think of EHRs?
SelectHub, a tech selection management company, surveyed 1,007 Americans and 107 healthcare professionals to gain insight into their thoughts on electronic health records.
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Allscripts CEO to VA: Look past the EHR and focus on interoperability
Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced its plans to replace the VistA EHR system with a Cerner model. In a recent blog post, Allscripts CEO Paul Black shared his thoughts...
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Consumers weigh in on patient portals, whether physicians spend too much time...
Do EHRs make healthcare more or less safe? Do physicians spend too much time on EHRs? These are a few of the questions that HEALTHeLink asked 1,000 consumers in Western New York as part of a new survey.
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Allscripts CEO Paul Black on interoperability, provider burnout and more
In a phone interview, Allscripts CEO Paul Black chatted about interoperability, artificial intelligence and provider burnout, as well as what Allscripts has been up to recently.
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How do EHR vendors perform across the globe?
Titled “Global EMR Performance 2017,” a KLAS report looks at how EHR vendors are viewed around the world. To unearth the findings, KLAS surveyed 215 organizations in 34 countries about their EHR systems.
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Upcoming AHRQ challenge will focus on integrating patient data into EHRs
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has plans to host a competition that addresses patient data integration issues. The contest will take place this fall.
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Roche will acquire Flatiron Health for $1.9B
Pharmaceutical giant Roche will buy New York City-based startup Flatiron Health. The Swiss company led Flatiron’s $175 million Series C round. The deal is expected to close in the first half of this...
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Verizon cybersecurity report on PHI breaches finds insiders pose greatest threat
Verizon’s latest Protected Health Information Data Breach Report finds that healthcare stands apart from other industries regarding the internal threat to security.
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Survey: 64% of healthcare leaders say EHRs don’t deliver value-based care tools
The finding comes from a Sage Growth Partners report, which also points out that between 60 and 75 percent of surveyed providers are looking for value-based care solutions outside their EHR.
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How much do EHRs impact heart failure patient care?
A new study in the Journal of the American Heart Association found there was not an association between a hospital’s degree of EHR implementation and improved quality of care and outcomes for heart...
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Startup offering integration solution raises $4.5M seed round
The Florida startup, Bridge Connector, will use the money to hire developers and boost its support, sales and management teams.
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Athenahealth’s Jonathan Bush steps down as CEO while board continues to...
Bush’s departure comes after he admitted to physically attacking his ex-wife and as allegations of his inappropriate behavior at athenahealth were brought into the spotlight.
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Unsurprisingly, physicians aren’t thrilled with their EHRs
A new survey of 521 licensed primary care physicians found 21 percent are somewhat dissatisfied with their current EHR and 13 percent are very dissatisfied with it.
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Where do EHR vendors have the biggest footprint?
A new report from KLAS Research closely examines where various EMR vendors like InterSystems, Cerner and Epic have a presence in countries around the world.
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Help! My Vendor is on FHIR: What CMIOs need to know about FHIR-based...
What do Chief Medical Information Officers need to know about the role that FHIR can play in streamlining successful third party EMR deployments? Learn from this article that provide project management...
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Putting the patient in the driver’s seat on the value-based care journey
As healthcare advances on the care delivery road less traveled—a path built on value, not volume—adaptations are required for key travelers.
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24 businesses will help Cerner with VA EHR modernization process
Seven organizations including Accenture and Leidos make up Cerner’s core partners in the process, and 17 other companies are considered premier partners.
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