Daniel Barchi, CIO of Chicago-based CommonSpirit, weighed in on the Department of Veterans Affairs’ EHR modernization program, stating the problems with a large EHR install are far more than just technical, Politico reported July 21.
Category: EHRs
How 2 hospital leaders are using consultants on their Epic installation
Hospital leaders trying to balance the need to reduce the cost of the Epic implementation process and keep the installation program in-house are being very mindful of how they use consultants.
Athenahealth faces trades secrets suit
EHR vendor Athenahealth is facing a lawsuit that alleges the company stole trade secrets, used deceptive business practices and breached its contract, Law360 reported July 20.
AI medical record startup riddled with errors uses humans for backup
DeepScribe, a company focused on leveraging artificial intelligence to serve as a medical scribe, contracts with 200 humans to listen in on medical visit recordings and fix the AI’s errors, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.
VA committee chair calls Cerner EHR rollout a 'nightmare'
Costs for the Veterans Affairs Department’s Cerner EHR rollout continue to soar, causing tension between the VA and Congress, with some lawmakers wanting to ax the program, while others advocate for the VA to take one more shot at the implementation, P…
How Novant's 'stupid stuff' initiative saved providers 26M EHR clicks
Carl Armato heard a consistent sentiment as he was rounding on physicians: The amount of time they spent in the EHR was creating a burdensome workload. This led to a resolution-focused initiative launched several years ago at Winston-Salem, N.C.-based …
Billing for MyChart has not solved physicians' excessive email problem
Hospitals and health systems around the U.S. began charging for patient messages sent through patient portals as their clinicians became inundated with 50 percent more messages after the pandemic, but the charges haven’t necessarily stopped the influx …
How Methodist Le Bonheur is going from 9 EHRs to 1 through Epic
Methodist Le Bonheur COO Monica Wharton is focusing on ‘going slow to go fast’ and keeping the total cost of ownership in mind as the system works to install a new Epic EHR.
'No margin, no mission': How Northwell CIO Sophy Lu approaches the Epic installation
Northwell Health CIO Sophy Lu told Becker’s that the New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based health system’s Epic installation process is a ‘leap into the future.’
UHS picks Oracle Cerner EHR for 200+ behavioral health sites
Universal Health Services is implementing Oracle Health’s electronic health record in over 200 behavioral health facilities nationwide.
