Patients sending negative words in EHR messages isn’t associated with provider burnout, a study in JAMA Network Open found, but natural language processing may identify ways to filter them out and otherwise improve the patient experience.
Category: Health IT
Epic launches interoperability hub for developers
Epic is introducing a connection hub where developers can indicate that their software is interoperable with the EHR vendor.
Oracle-Cerner deal 6 months later: CIOs weigh in
Hospitals and health systems using Cerner for their EHR haven’t seen a lot of changes in the six months since the vendor was bought by software giant Oracle, save for some extra engagement from the company, several CIOs told Becker’s.
UCSF Health merges medical, oral health records into Epic EHR
UCSF Health and UCSF Dentistry, both based in San Francisco, have merged medical and oral health records into its Epic EHR system.
Employee inappropriately accesses UC Davis' EHR for 5 years
An employee of Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health accessed the health system’s electronic health records system without proper cause, potentially compromising the personal information of 408 patients.
What Epic is doing with Apple, Google + Microsoft
Epic has been working with Big Tech companies lately to help hospitals and health systems better manage their EHRs.
Kaiser, Virginia Mason, more say they are not partaking in the MyChart charge trend
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, MultiCare and Kaiser Permanente said that they do not have any plans to charge patients for MyChart messages with physicians, The News Tribune reported Dec. 5.
8 hospitals, health systems charging for MyChart messaging
A growing number of health systems are starting to charge patients for asking for their physicians’ advice through online patient portals, such as MyChart. Here are some hospitals and health systems partaking in the growing trend:
3 health systems opting for Epic EHRs
Below are three health systems that launched a new Epic EHR system or announced plans to do so since Nov. 9.
Alabama hospital selects Meditech for EHR
Alexander City, Ala.-based Russell Medical Center has chosen Meditech’s software-as-a-service option for its EHR.
