EMR/EHR

Electronic medical records (EMR) are a digital version of a patient’s chart that store their personal information, medical history and links to prior exams, texts and reports. The goal of these systems is to enable immediate access to the patient's data electronically, rather than needing to request paper file folders that might be stored in fragment files at numerous locations where a patient is seen or treated. EMRs (also called electronic health records, or EHR) improve clinician and health system efficiency by making all this data immediately available. This helps reduce repeat tests, repeat prescriptions and repeat imaging exams because reports, imaging or other patient data is not not immediately available. 

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OIG: HHS still not addressing copy-paste concerns

The Department of Health and Human Services still has not adequately addressed the issue of hospitals failing to employ safeguards and prevent EHR fraud and abuse via recommended tools already in place, according to the Office of Inspector General.  

athenahealth acquires scheduling company, its first accelerator investment

athenahealth announced the acquisition of Arsenal Health—athenahealth's first investment via the More Disruption Please accelerator.  

Tift Regional Health System Selects Cerner Enterprise-Wide Health IT System

TIFTON, Ga., April 12, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tift Regional Health System (TRHS) has selected Cerner, a global leader in health care, to implement an integrated electronic health record (EHR) and revenue cycle management system across its acute and ambulatory facilities.

North Memorial Health Care Leverages Vital’s VitreaView® Software to Image-Enable Its Electronic Medical Record (EMR)

MINNEAPOLIS, April 11, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- North Memorial Health Care, an Accountable Care Organization named a Best Hospital on Healthgrades 2015 Americas 50 Best Hospitals list, provides comprehensive access to imaging critical to patient care by enlisting Vital Images, Inc.’s, (Vital’s) VitreaView® enterprise viewer software. Integrated with its Epic EMR and EpicCare Link, VitreaView software is aimed to support relationships between referring physicians, clinicians and patients, with fast access to patient imaging.

New DoD EHR system named GENESIS

Military Health System (MHS) officials say the Department of Defense's new EHR will be called MHS GENESIS and will launch at the end of calendar year 2016.   

Study: PCPs receive an average of 77 EHR notifications a day, adding more than an hour to workload

Primary care physicians receive an average of 76.9 notifications per day in commercial EHR systems, according to an article published in JAMA Internal Medicine. 

Epic implementation costs lead to layoffs for Mass. provider

The costs associated with implementing an Epic EMR has lead to the lay off of 95 Southcoast Health employees. 

Cerner facing class action lawsuit regarding overtime pay

Cerner could be facing a class action lawsuit over lack of overtime pay, according to multiple reports coming out of Kansas, City, Mo., the health IT vendor's home base.

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