Category: Health IT

KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: The Walz Record

Vice President Kamala Harris this week officially became the Democratic nominee for president and named Minnesota governor and former U.S. congressman Tim Walz as her running mate. Meanwhile, a new study finds the number of abortions taking place since the overturn of “Roe v. Wade” continued to rise into early this year, despite the imposition of abortion bans around the country. Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call and Shefali Luthra of The 19th join KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more.

Adventist Health moves to Epic

Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health is moving to an Epic EHR system. 

Can ChatGPT help with EHR interoperability?

Can generative AI help improve healthcare data interoperability?

What Epic's new feature means for hospitals

Epic Systems has introduced a new data-sharing feature aimed at enhancing patient access to health information and improving interoperability for healthcare providers.

Social Media Bans Could Deny Teenagers Mental Health Help

Congress and state legislatures are considering age bans and other limits for Instagram and TikTok out of concern that they harm kids’ mental health. But some researchers and pediatricians question whether there’s enough data to support that conclusion.

Another health system moves to Epic

Meridian, Miss.-based Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center has implemented an Epic EHR system and a new patient portal. 

Judy Faulkner's philosophy on interoperability

Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner said her company helped pave the way for interoperability in healthcare by getting health systems to buy into data exchange.

Save time with these EMR dot phrase tips every doctor should know

Dot phrases work like magic. Just type a few keystrokes, and poof—a full template appears! But how do you pick shortcuts that don’t interfere with your regular typing? And how do you remember all these shortcuts? Over the years, I’ve made t…

New Mercy hospital to switch to Epic

A Kansas hospital recently acquired by St. Louis-based Mercy plans to switch to Epic for its EHR, according to the Catholic Diocese of Wichita (Kan.).

Judge allows ransomware lawsuit against EHR vendor to proceed

A federal judge has allowed parts of a proposed class-action lawsuit against an EHR vendor involving a 2023 ransomware attack to proceed.