NowPow has added its PowRx app to the Epic App Orchard marketplace, allowing providers to e-prescribe Personalized Community Referrals at scale — all within the EHR workflow — helping ensure patients can stay well, meet basic needs, manage with illness and care for others. The announcement marks the second NowPow app to join the App Orchard. The At The Ready app was added in 2018 to enable providers to find resources for patients.Why Personalization Is Key to Reducing Referral Access
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Apple Health Records Now Available to Allscripts EHR Clients & Patients
Allscripts announced that Apple Health Records is now available for Allscripts Sunrise, TouchWorks and Professional EHR clients and their patients. Apple Health Records brings together hospitals, clinics and the existing Apple Health app to make it easy for individuals to see their available health data from multiple providers whenever they choose.Health Records is available for iPhone users running iOS 11.3 or higher. This latest offering is an addition to Allscripts robust patient engagement
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EMR Integration Is Key to Success for Drug Diversion Monitoring, KLAS Report Finds
EMR integration dramatically improves customer success with drug diversion monitoring solutions, according to a new KLAS Report. The new report reveals that EMR integration with drug diversion monitoring enables analytics tools to compare drug-use data from the eMAR, not just pharmacy systems. This integration closes the loop on the full medication administration process, improving accuracy, and creating a more complete picture for investigation.State of Drug Diversion Monitoring Solutions in
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6 Market Growth Opportunities for Clinical Decision Support Systems
The clinical decision support systems (CDSS) market is expected to grow from $3.79B in 2018 to $6.4B in 2024, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.3%, according to Frost & Sullivan's recent analysis. The new report, US Clinical Decision Support Systems Market, Forecast to 2024, analyzes the latest trends impacting the CDSS space including market growth in clinical knowledge and medical evidence, healthcare analytics, workflow solutions, EHRs, medical devices, data support, clinical
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Only 11% of Acute-Care Providers Use An Integrated EHR, Study Finds
Only 11 percent of acute care providers use an integrated electronic health record (EHR), according to PointClickCare’s results of its 2019 Patient Transition Study. The study reveals that acute care and long-term post-acute care patient coordination remains largely manual through paper, email, and fax processes.Conducted in partnership with Definitive Healthcare, c-suite executives from acute and post-acute care facilities provided input on data sharing, concerns about interoperability, and
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KLAS: Epic, Cerner, Lack Integration for Medication Inventory Management
Pharmacy and EMR vendors Cerner and Epic all have gaps in their ability to provide enterprise medication inventory management (MIM) capabilities, resulting in lower consideration rates in MIM purchase decisions, according to the latest KLAS report. The KLAS report, “Medication Inventory Management 2019: How Close Is Your Vendor to Enabling True Enterprise MIM,” reveals Cerner and Epic’s MIM software ability to serve as an agnostic solution to manage inventory across disparate hardware is not a
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B. Braun Integrates Infusion Pumps with Epic EHR at Huntington Beach Hospital
B. Braun Medical Inc. announced today the integration of their Infusomat Space™ Large Volume Infusion Pumps with Epic’s electronic health record (EHR) platform at Prime Healthcare – Huntington Beach Hospital, located in Huntington Beach, CA.Infusion Pump Epic EHR Integration BenefitsThe collaboration is designed to help improve infusion safety and increase staff efficiency through the bi-directional interface capability. Using Epic’s EHR platform allows nurses to send infusion order data to the
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DrChrono EHR Integrates With OutcomeMD to Track, Analyze Patient Outcome Data, Cofounding Factors
DrChrono, a medical practice EHR and OutcomeMD, a company revolutionizing medical outcome tracking, today announced its integration that gives practices using DrChrono’s EHR the seamless ability to incorporate patient-reported outcomes into their clinical flow.
OutcomeMD Solution Overview
OutcomeMD is a software solution that uses literature validated patient-reported outcome instruments to score and track a patient’s symptom severity and inform treatment decisions. The platform’s outcome
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KLAS: Cerner and MEDITECH Expanse Lags Behind EpicCare in Customer Satisfaction
Cerner and MEDITECH Expanse still lags behind Epic EpicCare Inpatient EMR in customer satisfaction, according to a new KLAS report. The KLAS report, Acute Care EMR: Buyers Unwilling to Settle, reveals acute care EMR buyers know what is possible from an EMR and are now unwilling to settle for less.Acute Care EMR Market Based on Number of Hospital BedsCerner, Epic, and MEDITECH are most likely to be considered for large hospitals (500+ beds) and midsize hospitals (201–500 beds). The competition
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VA Transfers 23.5 Million Patient Health Records to Cerner’s Data Center
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently transferred the health records of 23.5 million Veterans to a Cerner's data center, setting the stage for the records to be processed this summer in support of VA’s and Department of Defense’s (DoD) common electronic health record (EHR) solution.Data Migration PhaseThis initial data migration phase of VA’s Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM), which began in late spring, is an important milestone reflecting the decision to replace
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