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Banner Health to Implement Cerner Revenue Cycle Management Across Enterprise

by Jasmine Pennic 07/16/2020 Leave a Comment

Banner Health to Implement Cerner Revenue Cycle Management Across Enterprise

What You Should Know: - Cerner and long-time client Banner Health announced a new deal to implement a comprehensive suite of revenue cycle management solutions as part of a long-standing strategic alignment to use health care technology to drive population health improvement. - The revenue cycle integration will take place across Banner Health’s entire system, including 28 hospitals and clinics in six states. Banner Health and Cerner, today announced it is expanding
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Allscripts, Microsoft Ink 5-Year Partnership to Support Cloud-based Sunrise EHR, Drive Co-Innovation

by Fred Pennic 07/13/2020 Leave a Comment

Allscripts, Microsoft Ink 5-Year Partnership to Support Sunrise EHR, Drive Co-Innovation

What You Should Know: - Allscripts and Microsoft sign a five-year partnership extension to support Allscripts’ cloud-based Sunrise electronic health record and drive co-innovation. - The alliance will enable Allscripts to harness the power of Microsoft’s platform and tools, including Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Teams, and Power BI, creating a more seamless and highly productive user experience. Today Allscripts and Microsoft Corp. announced the extension of their long-standing
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Health Catalyst Acquires Clinical Workflow Optimization Solution healthfinch

by Jasmine Pennic 07/09/2020 Leave a Comment

healthfinch Nabs $6M for Charlie Practice Automation Platform

What You Should Know: - Health Catalyst announces an agreement to acquire clinical workflow optimization solution healthfinch using a mix of stock and cash. - As part of the acquisition, healthfinch will be a new application suite category called EMR Embedded Insights and its refills, care gaps closure, and visit planning applications will continue to be available in their original configuration.  Health Catalyst, Inc., a provider of data and analytics technology and services
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Pilot: Clinical Digital Assistant Reduces EHR Documentation Time and Burden for Family Physicians

by Fred Pennic 07/03/2020 Leave a Comment

Pilot: Clinical Digital Assistant Reduces EHR Documentation Time and Burden for Family Physicians

What You Should Know: - AAFP Innovation Lab pilot program with Suki, an AI-powered, voice-enabled digital assistant for doctors, significantly reduced EHR documentation time and burden for family physicians. - The pilot studied the impact of a digital assistant used for visit note completion for over 15 to 30 days by 10 family physicians. - The time and motion results showed a 62% decrease in documentation time per patient, a 51% decrease in documentation time during clinic, and a
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New AI Accurately Translates 93% of Prescription Information Imported into EHRs

by Fred Pennic 06/30/2020 Leave a Comment

New AI Accurately Translates 93% of Prescription Information Imported into EHRs

What You Should Know: - Healthcare technology company DrFirst has announced the release of its next generation, patented SmartSig AI technology to improve the quality of patient medication history when it is imported into hospitals’ and health systems’ electronic health records (EHRs). - Simple prescription instructions, called “sigs,” can have hundreds of variations or be missing entirely from patients’ medication histories when they are imported into hospitals’ EHRs. The missing
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Vonage, Redox Integrate Telehealth Data with EHRs to Support Interoperability

by Jasmine Pennic 06/30/2020 Leave a Comment

Vonage, Redox Integrate Telehealth Data with EHRs to Support Interoperability

What You Should Know: - Vonage and Redox form partnership where Vonage API users can now leverage Redox APIs to exchange telehealth data with electronic health records (EHRs). - Together the companies enable healthcare providers to connect effectively and privately with patients via a platform that is fully interoperable with EHRs and other leading healthcare data source systems. Vonage, a global leader in cloud communications helping businesses accelerate their digital
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Give Your EHR a Makeover—Not a Do-Over

by David Lareau, CEO of Medicomp Systems 06/29/2020 Leave a Comment

Give Your EHR a Makeover—Not a Do-Over

EHRs have long been blamed for fueling clinician frustration and burnout. According to a recent study published in the Journal of Informatics in Health and Biomedicine, 70 percent of clinicians reported experiencing stress related to the use of health information technology. In an effort to address those issues, healthcare organizations have spent countless hours and revenue to rip out inefficient clinical systems and replace them with new technologies—yet clinician satisfaction hasn’t
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Epic MyChart Helps Deliver COVID-19 Drive-Thru Tests at 1,000+ CVS Pharmacies

by Fred Pennic 06/19/2020 Leave a Comment

Epic MyChart Helps Power 1,000+ COVID-19 Drive-Thru Tests for CVS Health

As states cautiously re-open, convenient access to COVID-19 testing is critical so that those who are infected can self-isolate quickly to minimize its spread. EHR leader Epic is helping deliver COVID-19 test results via MyChart as part of an effort to increase nationwide testing capacity being led by CVS Health. Epic's software allows patients to access test results online in a timely and efficient manner. Patients registering for an appointment at the 1,000+ COVID-19 drive-thru test sites
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How Direct Digital Fax Can Improve System Usability for EHRs

by Paul Banco, CEO of etherFAX 06/08/2020 Leave a Comment

How Fax Protects Patient Health Information

The lack of EHR usability is a huge concern for the healthcare industry. According to a study conducted by Mayo Clinic researchers, modern electronic health records (EHR) are less user-friendly than Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Excel, and Google. Using the System Usability Scale (SUS), Electronic Health Records were marked with an unsettling “F” and a SUS score of 45 while Excel received a SUS score of 57 and Microsoft Word received a SUS score of 76. Google search came in on top with an “A” and a
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Net Health Acquires Wound Care Platform Tissue Analytics

by Fred Pennic 05/14/2020 Leave a Comment

Net Health Acquires Tissue Analytics

What You Should Know: - Net Health acquires wound care platform Tissue Analytics to expand Net Health’s leadership position in the wound care market. - Tissue Analytics, Inc. deploys its wound management software via industry-leading SMART on FHIR integrations with Epic, Cerner, Allscripts, and others. - Net Health plans to integrate Tissue Analytics app will be integrated with their WoundExpert EHR solution to add key capabilities for use within hospital outpatient
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