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VA’s Troubled EHR System: Cautiously Moving Forward Despite Past Woes
What You Should Know: - The Department of Veterans Affairs' ambitious effort to modernize its electronic health record system (EHR) has hit the brakes, riddled with delays, cost overruns, and safety concerns, Nextgov reports. - While the Oracle Cerner system promises seamless interoperability with the Department of Defense's EHR, its rocky implementation at five facilities has sparked outrage and calls for accountability. A History of Hiccups 2020 launch: The system debuts at
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Cox Health to Implement Epic Enterprise EHR, Replacing Cerner
What You Should Know: - CoxHealth, a healthcare system in southwest Missouri announced it will implement Epic enterprise EHR across its health system, replacing its long-time Cerner EHR system. - This strategic move signifies a commitment to delivering the highest standard of care while embracing cutting-edge technology to empower both patients and healthcare professionals. Unifying Workflows, Streamlining Care The move to Epic wasn't taken lightly. Following an extensive selection
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Healthcare’s Guiding Light: How FHIR Is Ushering In A New Era
Data is a crucial pillar of healthcare. But more than just the data itself, the flow of data between all stakeholders is what enables everything from care coordination to quality measurement, payment efficiencies, risk management, and other key goals. Yet, the healthcare industry has historically struggled with data exchange due to the lack of aligned interests caused by a third-party payer system and the predominance of proprietary technology. Additionally, data privacy, which all would
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Phelps Health Offers Patients 24/7 Virtual Visits through KeyCare Partnership
What You Should Know: - KeyCare, the leading Epic-based virtual care provider, announces a partnership with Phelps Health to deliver high-quality virtual care to patients across Missouri. - This strategic partnership aims to empower patients to receive convenient and timely care from licensed virtualists, anytime, anywhere in the US. Seamless, Consistent Care Patients can now access urgent care through virtual visits on the Phelps Health MyChart patient portal. This partnership
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Darena Solutions, Leidos, and SLI Compliance Launches Healthcare AI App Verification Program to Streamline EHR Integration
What You Should Know: - Darena Solutions, Leidos, and SLI Compliance join forces to launch a first-of-its-kind verification program for AI applications in healthcare. This healthcare AI app verification program aims to bridge the gap between the growing demand for AI and the challenges of integrating it seamlessly with Electronic Health Records (EHRs). - This initiative represents the first time two ONC-approved test labs have collaborated on such a program. Darena Solutions brings its
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EHR Data Holds Promise for Chronic Disease Surveillance, Study Reveals
What You Should Know: - As chronic disease rates rise across the U.S., researchers are exploring how electronic health records (EHRs) can be used to improve public health surveillance and intervention efforts. While 90% of healthcare providers in the U.S. utilize EHRs, sharing this data with public health departments is currently limited due to legal, political, and organizational barriers. - A new study from the Regenstrief Institute provides practical guidance for implementing governance
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Fraser Health Deploys Generative AI for MEDITECH Expanse EHR
What You Should Know: - Fraser Health Authority, a healthcare organization in Canada, is set to become one of the first health systems worldwide to deploy generative AI for clinical documentation. - This innovative initiative utilizes Google Cloud's Vertex AI and large language models (LLMs) to automatically generate initial drafts of hospital course narratives at the time of discharge, significantly reducing the time burden on clinicians and improving the efficiency of discharge
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Qualtrics and Epic Partner for Integrated Data-Driven Experience
What You Should Know: - Qualtrics, the pioneer of experience management, and Epic, the leader in comprehensive health record (CHR) technology, have joined forces to revolutionize patient experience. - The EHR integration will seamlessly weave patients' experience data from Qualtrics into their health information in Epic, empowering providers to deliver a more personalized and empathetic healthcare journey. Uniting Patient Experience Data with Health Information This EHR integration
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athenahealth Adds Traditional and Generative AI Capabilities to EHR Solutions
What You Should Know: - athenahealth, a leading provider of network-enabled software and services for medical groups and health systems nationwide, announced a range of new traditional and generative AI-driven capabilities across the company's solutions. - These features, available through athenaOne®, athenahealth's integrated, cloud-based suite of electronic health record (EHR), revenue cycle management, and patient engagement solutions, enable organizations to deliver exceptional patient
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