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Electronic Health Records (EHRs) | Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) | News, Analysis, Insights - HIT Consultant

HHS Issues Strategies & Recommendations to Mitigate EHR-Related Clinician Burden

by Fred Pennic 02/24/2020 Leave a Comment

Physician Burnout_Cognitive Overload Documentation Overload

- HHS issues new report outlining the key sources of EHR-related burden, as well as strategies and recommendations to achieve burden reduction goals for healthcare providers. - The HHS report reflects additional input from the more than 200 comments submitted in response to the draft strategy and recommendations. As part of the ongoing efforts to strengthen the relationship between patients and their doctors, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued
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After Advent Health, Atrium Health to Replace Cerner with Epic EHR

by Jasmine Pennic 02/21/2020 Leave a Comment

Atrium Health

- Charlotte-based health system Atrium Health announces it will replace Cerner electronic health system (EHR) with Epic EHR. - The announcement marks the second health system to depart Cerner this month after AdventHealth announced it will replace Cerner and switch to Epic’s enterprise EHR and revenue cycle management system. Atrium Health, one of the nation’s most highly integrated not-for-profit healthcare systems based in Charlotte, N.C. will replace their Cerner EHR system with its
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Scientists Develop Machine Learning Algorithms Using EMR Data to Predict Dementia

by Jasmine Pennic 02/17/2020 Leave a Comment

EMR Mantras EHRs

- Researchers develop and tested machine learning algorithms using EMR data to identify patients who may be at risk for developing Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. - Researchers gathered data on patients from the Indiana Network for Patient Care using the information on prescriptions and diagnoses, which are structured fields, as well as medical notes, which are free text, to predict the onset of dementia. Information gathered from routine visits to the doctor is enough to
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CarePort’s Epic-Built Referral Platform Launches in Epic App Orchard

by Fred Pennic 02/12/2020 Leave a Comment

CarePort’s Epic-Built Referral Platform Launches in Epic App Orchard Marketplace

- CarePort Health, a provider of care coordination and post-acute outcomes management, announces that CarePort Transition Extender is now available in the Epic App Orchard marketplace. - With the Transition Extender, Epic EHR users can embed CarePort Transition, a post-acute referral management application, within their discharge planning workflow to streamline the creation, sending and management of post-acute referrals from directly within the EHR. CarePort Health, a pioneer in
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Are EHRs A Guard Against Human Nature?

by Irv Lichtenwald , CEO of Medsphere Systems Corporation 01/23/2020 Leave a Comment

Medsphere CEO Talks Affordable Healthcare IT and Future of EHRs

Because we have big brains and have been to the moon and have invented remarkably complex stuff, the idea persists that human beings are inherently rational. This idea is both untrue and ironic, but not in a black-fly-in-the-chardonnay way. Rational beings, by definition, would make decisions based on proven, reliable data and learned the reason. Most of the time, human beings use impulses, moods, emotions and urges to make decisions, all the while believing they are the reincarnation of
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Steward Health Care System to Deploy MEDITECH Expanse EHR Across 35 Hospitals

by Fred Pennic 01/21/2020 Leave a Comment

Steward Health Care System to Deploy MEDITECH Expanse EHR Across 35 Hospitals

- Steward Health Care System recently signed to implement MEDITECH Expanse EHR in 18 sites located across Arizona, Texas, Utah, Arkansas, and Louisiana.  - The implementation is a part of Steward’s “One Platform” strategy to bring all 35 hospitals under a one single, integrated, enterprise EHR. Health IT company MEDITECH announces it will extend its 20-year partnership with Steward Health Care System, which recently signed to implement the MEDITECH Expanse EHR platform in 18 sites located across
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Report: Epic Will Not Pursue Further Integration with Google Cloud

by Jasmine Pennic 01/20/2020 Leave a Comment

CareCloud to Use Google Cloud Healthcare API to Accelerate Interoperability

- Epic account reps have notified their clients that they will not pursue further integration with Google Cloud, citing lack of interest among its healthcare provider customers. - The company plans to focus on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure as cloud providers. Account reps from Epic have started notifying their clients that they will not be pursuing further integration with Google Cloud as a service provider, according to a report from CNBC. CNBC reports that Epic cited lack of
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Medsphere Raises $40M to Expand Suite of SaaS EHR & RCM Solutions

by Jasmine Pennic 01/15/2020 Leave a Comment

Medsphere Raises $40M to Expand Suite of SaaS EHR & RCM Solutions

- Medsphere raises $40M in preferred equity investment to fund the expansion of efficient, flexible, subscription-based software solutions. - Medsphere has grown subscription revenue by over 400% using a combination of organic growth and accretive acquisitions, achieving a compounded annual growth rate of over 50%. Medsphere Systems Corporation, the leading provider of efficient and interoperable healthcare information technology (IT) software solutions, and services, today announced new $40
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MTBC Acquires Cloud-based EHR Platform CareCloud

by Fred Pennic 01/08/2020 Leave a Comment

MTBC Acquires Cloud-based EHR Platform CareCloud

- MTBC acquires cloud-based, practice management EHR platform CareCloud on a cash-free, debt-free basis. - Founded in 2009, CareCloud’s integrated clinical and financial platform technology and its suite of solutions enables clients to increase profitability, streamline workflow and improve patient care outcomes nationwide.MTBC, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based healthcare IT and revenue cycle management solutions, today announced the closing of its acquisition of CareCloud which provides
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Lifepoint Informatics Launches App for DrChrono EHR Users to Manage Lab Reports

by Jasmine Pennic 01/08/2020 Leave a Comment

Lifepoint Informatics Launches App for DrChrono EHR Users to Manage Lab Reports

- Lifepoint leveraged DrChrono’s API to create an app that works seamlessly with its EHR platform to easily order and process lab reports and results. - Medical professionals can place their orders directly within DrChrono EHR via Lifepoint’s app and it will transmit orders electronically.DrChrono Inc., the company enabling the medical practice of the future announced today a new partnership with Lifepoint Informatics, a leader in healthcare IT focusing on laboratory outreach connectivity,
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