Christiana Care Health System, based in Wilmington, Delaware, today announced it supports Health Records on iPhone feature to make it easy for patients to see their available medical records from multiple providers whenever they choose. “In our digital world, we are meeting our patients’ expectations that their health records should be available to them as readily as their newsfeeds, videos and social media,” said Randy Gaboriault, MS, chief information officer and senior vice president for
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DrChrono Unveils EHR Configuration for Allergy Practices
DrChrono, the company enabling the medical practice of the future, announced today new updates to DrChrono EHR for Allergy to help simplify allergy testing, billing and other critical processes for allergy specialty practices. DrChrono EHR for Allergy is a robust and flexible all-in-one EHR platform that makes scheduling, clinical, and billing work seamless for allergists and immunologists.The newly updated DrChrono EHR for Allergy includes the following:· Allergy specific account
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Bayer and Geisinger to Create EHR-Integrated Contraception Counseling Pathway
Bayer and Geisinger are partnering to create a contraception counseling pathway integrated within Geisinger's Epic Electronic Health Record (EHR) to standardize the delivery of comprehensive contraceptive care and reducing unintended pregnancies. Many women may not realize that birth control options have varying efficacy rates and that they should consider speaking with their healthcare provider about different birth control options.The goal is to optimize care within the Geisinger network and
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IBM Watson Health Invests $50M in AI to Tackle Public Health Issues
IBM Watson Health announced plans to make a 10-year, $50 million investment in joint research collaborations to advance the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to tackle public health issues. Brigham and Women’s Hospital – the teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School – and Vanderbilt University Medical Center have been selected as joint research partners. AI Research Focus AreasThe initial areas of study are expected to include the use of AI to improve the utility of electronic health records
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MediQuant Acquires EMR Data Conversion Firm HeF Solutions
MediQuant, an Ohio-based provider of enterprise active archiving solutions to hospitals and health systems, announced today that it has executed a purchase contract for HeF Solutions, a healthcare technology firm specializing in electronic medical records (EMR) data conversions, legacy data archival and technical services that support needed access to clinical records.The acquisition of HeF Solutions deepens MediQuant’s data conversion services, expanding the tools, resources and capabilities
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HHS Proposes New Interoperability Rules to Publicly Report “Information Blocking”
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today proposed new rules to support seamless and secure access, exchange, and use of electronic health information. The rules, issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), would increase choice and competition while fostering innovation that promotes patient access to and control over their health information. The proposed ONC rule would
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Cerner Launches AI-Powered Chart Assist to Combat Physician Burnout
Cerner unveils Chart Assist, a new AI-enabled workflow, to join a suite of solutions designed to reduce physician burnout, enhance the clinician’s experience and increase productivity.Cerner Chart Assist OverviewCerner’s suite of AI-enabled solutions goes beyond traditional processing and focuses on user efficiency to identify gaps and inconsistencies within the patient record. These advancements will help providers address patient care and validate diagnoses, ultimately helping to reduce the
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15 Health Systems to Offer StayWell’s Krames On FHIR to Drive EHR-Integrated Health Outcomes
StayWell, a health empowerment company announced several leading health system partners have contracted to offer Krames On FHIR. Using SMART On FHIR technologies, the application integrates directly into the health system’s electronic health record (EHR) and seamlessly into the clinician’s workflow. Its connectivity enables access to award-winning patient education tools at the point of care based on the patient’s health condition, medical visit, language, and literacy level. Recent StayWell
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CommonWell Launches CommonWell Connector Program to Improve Health IT Interoperability
CommonWell Health Alliance today announced a new option for health IT vendors and healthcare practitioners looking to connect to the nationwide CommonWell interoperability network. Through the creation of this new CommonWell Connector program, participating CommonWell members who provide health data integration platforms and services will now be able to offer CommonWell services to their customers, including both to provider organizations and to other end-user facing platforms such as
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MEDITECH Integrates Aggregated Data from Arcadia.io with Expanse Population Health
EHR vendor MEDITECH announced it is expanding its collaboration with Arcadia.io to enhance its Population Health offering within the clinically innovative Expanse solution. Within the progressive EHR, MEDITECH equips clinicians and care teams with Expanse Population Health, a population analytics database, coupled with an integrated collection of embedded clinical workflows, external data assets, and standardized toolkits, to aid organizations with population health initiatives. Expanse
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