A system error in the new Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) EHR contributed to the accidental overdose of a patient in 2022, according to a VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) report.
The patient...
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) told members of the House VA Committee that issues with the Oracle Health EHR have put medication safety at risk for veterans,...
An Eastern Washington veteran and his wife have filed a lawsuit against the federal government and the vendors behind the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) EHR system, alleging that system defects...
As health data interoperability grows nationwide, accurate patient matching is more important than ever.
Patient matching is the practice of connecting disparate patient records across medical providers or facilities. Growing health...
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...
Mary Lanning Healthcare (MLH) has teamed up with Epic Systems to enhance medication safety by integrating its Epic EHR with IV pumps. The collaboration aims to eliminate the need for manual...
Dental care is about more than polished, pearly whites; it is part of overall patient health, so EHR integration of dental records is crucial. In fact, it could be the next step to actualizing patient-centered care.
While research has...
On Friday, Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill., House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs chair, introduced legislation to significantly amend or scrap the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) EHR modernization...
Current ambient clinical intelligence technology is not capable of properly recognizing non-lexical conversational sounds (NLCS), particularly those that convey clinically relevant patient information,...
The Hawaii state correctional system’s EHR has not worked properly since June, hampering provider access to health records for many inmates, according to reporting from Civil Beat.
Christin...
Wyoming-based Crook County Medical Services District (CCMSD) has decided to transition away from its existing EHR system and go live with a Cerner EHR implementation.
The board of trustees for...
Republican House lawmakers called on Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) officials to share information on the recent deaths of two Ohio veterans to restore faith in the agency's Oracle Cerner EHR,...
Health IT vendor Surescripts has announced the 2022 winners of its White Coat Award, which recognizes organizations supporting patient safety through ePrescribing accuracy.
This year's winners...
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced it is delaying upcoming EHR implementations of its Oracle Cerner system until June 2023 to address system challenges.
This decision comes after Denis...
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) charged Oracle Cerner a more than $156,000 penalty for the numerous EHR system outage at VA facilities, according to reporting from FedScoop.
However,...
Crook County Medical Services District (CCMSD) in Wyoming is implementing a Cerner EHR system to drive patient safety and alleviate clinician burden, according to reporting from The Sundance...
The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) has recorded 498 major incidents with its new Oracle Cerner EHR system since the system go-live in 2020, according to reporting from FedScoop.
A dataset obtained...
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is delaying its EHR implementation for sites in Idaho amid concerns the EHR system could be endangering patient safety and may triple in cost, according to...
The Department of Veterans Affairs' new Cerner EHR has negatively impacted patient safety, according to a VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) report.
In May 2021, after identifying patient safety...
