Category: EHRs

Interoperability not guaranteed between hospitals using same EHR, study finds

Hospitals using the same EHR vendor were found to be more interoperable than hospitals that did not use the same vendor, but interoperability is never guaranteed, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Associa…

Henry Ford Health using EHR to screen for human trafficking victims 

An EHR system used by Henry Ford Health System is helping staff identify victims of human trafficking.

Wyoming hospital to deploy Cerner EHR in February

Rock Springs, Wyo.-based Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County is integrating Cerner’s EHR system to offer better patient care, and the new program is set to launch Feb. 28, according to a Jan. 13 Rocket Miner report.

Epic integrates MapQuest to help patients find providers

Epic selected acquisition marketing platform System1’s MapQuest Business-to-Business service to help patients reach healthcare providers.

Minnesota hospital reduces postpartum hemorrhages 40% after retooling EHR

Robbinsdale, Minn.-based North Memorial Hospital used an EHR to create a screening tool that would predict, identify and guide postpartum hemorrhages, resulting in a 40 percent reduction, according to a Jan. 10 report in EpicShare.

Linking EHR data key to maximizing clinical trial insights, Cerner exec says

Hospitals face challenges when conducting clinical trials, such as high costs, difficulty recruiting patients and a lack of resources. Health systems facing these obstacles can accelerate research by extracting insights from EHR data, according to a Ja…

Meditech to launch online training program for Expanse users

Meditech partnered with New York City-based MedPower, a cloud-hosted e-learning solution, to bring interactive online training courses to healthcare organizations for its Expanse EHR.

The role of EHRs in pragmatic clinical trials

Pragmatic clinical trials can use EHR data to help cut costs and human effort associated with randomized clinical trials, according to commentary published in JAMA Network Open on Dec. 28.

Cerner’s year in review: 5 biggest stories in 2021 

Kansas City, Mo.-based Cerner made headlines this year amid its acquisition agreement with software giant Oracle and appointment of David Feinberg, MD, the former head of Google Health, as its new CEO. 

Epic’s year in review: 5 biggest stories in 2021

Verona, Wis.-based Epic made headlines this year amid its partnership with Walmart Health and its COVID-19 vaccination mandate for employees.