Epic and athenahealth have the greatest EHR mindshare for potential purchasing decisions across independent ambulatory practices, according to the 2024 KLAS Ambulatory EHR/PM Mindshare report.
To...
Healthcare executives are thinking about more than AI, according to a recent Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) poll that found improving EHR usability is medical group leaders' top health...
While clinicians find third-party solutions useful for clinical decision support (CDS), EHR workflow integration is key for clinicians to apply insights, according to data from Wakefield Research...
While direct entry is the most common documentation method, physicians who use personalized documentation tools report the highest levels of EHR satisfaction, according to a KLAS Arch Collaborative...
Primary Care Joliet, an Illinois-based healthcare organization, has initiated an eClinicalWorks EHR implementation.
This recent move aims to streamline administrative workflows, thereby reducing costs...
Across the industry, healthcare organizations are tapping EHR optimization tools to streamline clinical workflows in an effort to combat a crippling clinician burnout problem.
The HITECH Act of 2009 successfully promoted EHR adoption...
Emory Healthcare in Georgia has announced a collaboration with health IT vendor Experis Health Solutions to support Epic EHR usability.
The strategic partnership aims to improve the digital...
The American Medical Association (AMA) has selected nine organizations as recipients of the 2023 EHR Use Research Grant Program.
The recipients will divide $589,000 to fund projects examining patterns...
Supporting employees with ongoing EHR training is key for mitigating clinician burnout and turnover, according to a KLAS Arch Collaborative white paper.
Physicians who indicate they are very likely to...
While clinicians reported the EHR as the dominant communication modality across teams, they noted that EHR-based communication negatively affects care team well-being, according to a study published in...
The West Hawaiʻi Region (WHR) of Hawaiʻi Health Systems, which encompasses Kona Community Hospital (KCH) and Kohala Hospital (KOH), is preparing to launch Epic EHR through a Community Connect...
In a recent briefing on March 15, 2023, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) officials informed the Senate committee staff of six "catastrophic harm" incidents, including veteran deaths, linked to...
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has released a report that outlines the current state of the EHR Modernization (EHRM) program and gives an update on technical fixes for key patient safety...
Understanding the scope and drivers of the use of nursing-related free-text EHR orders can help guide clinical workflow optimization, according to a study published in JAMIA.
Researchers led a...
Site-specific EHR usability testing with a small group of clinicians can help optimize the clinician experience without investment in usability experts, according to a study published in Applied...
Improving clinician satisfaction with the EHR is a continuous process that requires healthcare systems to continuously measure, implement, and evaluate EHR experience for more targeted interventions,...
Annotating EHR audit logs using machine learning could help researchers study clinician EHR behavior at scale, according to a study published in JAMIA.
Raw audit logs capture a trail of clinician...
Elation Health has separated itself from other EHR vendors and led the way in small practice EHR satisfaction, according to a recent KLAS Performance Report sent to journalists.
Despite their...
For the second time this year, New Jersey-based RWJBarnabas Health has achieved an Epic Gold Stars Level 10 in recognition of the healthcare system’s latest EHR implementation.
RWJBarnabas...
Nebraska-based Methodist Health System has announced its commitment to a ten-year contract extension with Oracle Cerner, which will continue access to the full suite of Oracle Cerner...