Category: Health IT

3 steps to changing your EHR system

By Dave Gallatin, MD in COVID-19 / coronavirus, Health IT, KevinMD, primary care, Tech
May 19, 2020

If you are a physician unhappy with your current EHR system (surveys suggest 2 out of 3 are), and you do have the ability to switch, this article is for you. Our COVID-19 pandemic may place you in a bad financial time for this, but it’s also plac…

USDA invests $71M in broadband for rural areas

By Becker's Hospital Review - Healthcare News in Becker's Hospital Review, Channels, Featured, telehealth
May 18, 2020

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‘We were actually the originators of interoperability’ says Epic CEO Judy Faulkner — but challenges remain

By Becker's Hospital Review - Healthcare News in Becker's Hospital Review, Channels, EHRs, Featured
May 18, 2020

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What can patients do to lower the risk of errors in their electronic medical records?

By Miles J. Varn, MD in Health IT, Hospital-Based Medicine, KevinMD, primary care
May 17, 2020

In a perfect world, an electronic medical record would aggregate a patient’s medical information from all health care providers into a single, comprehensive record that could be easily accessed by any provider with the patient’s permission. This inform…