Naples, Fla.-based NCH Healthcare System will spend $65 million to transition its Cerner EHR system to an Epic system, Naples Daily News reported May 26.
As the federal government encourages the more free exchange of health information, researchers are calling for increased privacy protections for patients.
A smoking cessation tool built into an EHR was associated with a decrease in self-reported smoking rates among cancer patients, a recent study in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network found.
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.
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.