About half of healthcare organizations report opening three or more patient records within electronic health records (EHRs) at a time, increasing the likelihood these files can become infected if the platform is not protected, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.

Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston have developed an electronic health record (EHR) tool capable of assisting physicians in accurately pinpointing patients at risk for chronic kidney disease.

The widespread implementation of electronic heath records (EHRs) has changed the healthcare environment from a system of paper to one more reliant on digital information. Some physicians, however, feel this change has negatively affected the quality of care. In a recent study, published by JAMA Internal Medicine, researchers evaluated how physician use EHRs during an office visit and how these factors affect patient satisfaction.

The co-founder and CEO of health IT giant Cerner, Neal Patterson, died July 9 at age 67 according to a company statement.

Even though electronic health record (EHR) giant Epic is based in Wisconsin, it didn’t bid on a contract for serving seven state-run facilities, with rival Cerner instead winning the 10-year, $33 million contract.

The Electronic Health Record Association (EHRA) has released its "Electronic Health Record Design Patterns for Patient Safety" report on the relationship between usability and patient safety in regards to EHRs. The report outlines five areas for improvement in securing patient data when using EHRs.

The implementation of electronic health records (EHRs) was promised to do away with paperwork and allow physicians to focus on patients. However, more than half (57 percent) of physicians report EHRs have decreased face-to-face time with patients. In an article from the San Francisco Chronicle, Dominic Fracassa showcases solutions to the EHR problem.

Electronic health records (EHRs) are meant to store the latest healthcare data, but much of the information is copied or pasted, which decreases accuracy and leads to clinical error. In a study, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, researchers from the University of California, San Francisco evaluated how data are documented with EHRs.