Category: EHRs

Maryland medical center gets $650K to purchase Epic EHR system

Oakland, Md.-based Garrett Regional Medical Center will receive $650,000 in federal funding to purchase an Epic EHR system. 

What does HIPAA say about employees who become patients?

Health system employees often become patients of the healthcare entity, creating blurred lines for a health system regarding if and when it can access employees’ medical records. 

What will take EHRs to the next level: WakeMed CMIO Dr. Neal Chawla

Healthcare providers across the U.S. are leveraging technology to better care for patients and tackle population health issues.

Health IT market will exceed doubled value by 2028, report predicts

The global health IT sector is expected to more than double in value by 2028, according to a May 16 study by Brandessence Market Research & Consulting.

Physicians with their own practices are more satisfied with EHRs, study finds

Physicians who own their practices are more satisfied with their electronic health records than physicians who don’t, an April 21 investigation in JAMA Network Open found.

California begins preparing statewide health information exchange

Following a law signed last year by Gov. Gavin Newsom, the California Health and Human Services Agency has started creating a health data exchange network that will give providers across the state real-time access to patient medical records, family phy…

Health IT group makes interoperability recommendations ahead of 2030 target

A health tech coalition released a report May 11 on how the healthcare system can improve IT interoperability and data exchange.

VA, Cerner EHR system has been ‘unusable’ 52 times since 2020

The Department of Veterans Affairs confirmed that its Cerner EHR system has been partly or completely unusable at least 52 times since its launch in 2020, The Spokesman-Review reported May 8. 

3 ways the VA, DOD failed to achieve interoperability during Cerner launch

The Defense Department and Department of Veterans Affairs failed to achieve interoperability during their deployment of their Cerner Millennium EHRs, according to a joint audit conducted by both departments’ Offices of Inspector General.

Allscripts CEO Paul Black announces resignation

Allscripts CEO Paul Black announced in an earnings call May 5 that he is resigning from his position.