EHR, Interoperability, EHR Optimization and EHR Vendor

Arkansas Heart deploys Oracle Health EHR to enhance interoperability

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Arkansas Heart Hospital is implementing Oracle Health EHR and patient accounting solutions across its network of ambulatory clinics and two hospitals to drive interoperability. In combination with the...

EHR vendor MEDITECH integrates generative AI for clinical notes

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EHR vendor MEDITECH has expanded its longstanding partnership with Nuance Communications, Inc., a Microsoft company, by integrating a tool that uses generative AI to draft clinical...

Care orgs tap Microsoft generative AI for clinical documentation

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Microsoft has partnered with several healthcare organizations to streamline workflows through the deployment of a generative AI tool that drafts clinical documentation. The Nuance Dragon Ambient...

Surescripts reports increase in patient data sharing across HIE network

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The Surescripts 2023 National Progress Report underscores interoperability gains across the health information exchange (HIE) network, including a 10 percent increase in patient data sharing compared...

VA announces joint EHR deployment with DoD during EHRM program reset

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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Department of Defense (DoD), and Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization (FEHRM) office recently launched the federal EHR at the Captain James A. Lovell...

HEALTHeLINK HIE Launches Dashboard for Community Health

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HEALTHeLINK, a health information exchange (HIE) serving Western New York, has launched a dashboard to support community health. The HEALTHeWNY Dashboard allows users to search data at a county and...

Epic, Oracle Adopt USCDI+ Cancer Standard for Interoperability

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Several EHR vendors, including Epic and Oracle, have agreed to adopt United States Core Data for Interoperability Plus Cancer (USCDI+ Cancer), a recommended minimum set of cancer-related data elements...

Bill Proposes $1.3B for VA EHRM, Additional Program Transparency

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Lawmakers introduced a bipartisan budget bill on Sunday that includes $1.3 billion in funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to continue its Oracle Health EHR modernization (EHRM),...

Frederick Health Taps MEDITECH EHR Integration for Precision Medicine

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Maryland-based Frederick Health has completed a MEDITECH EHR integration to elevate its precision medicine program. The integration of Expanse Genomics within the health systems' MEDITECH Expanse...

The Sequoia Project, HL7 Partner to Advance FHIR Adoption Nationwide

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Health Level Seven International (HL7), a health data standards-development organization, and The Sequoia Project, a non-profit advocate for nationwide health data interoperability, have announced a...

Regenstrief Updates LOINC with 800 Concepts for Health Data Exchange

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Regenstrief Institute has issued its semiannual release of LOINC (Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes), which includes updates to support health data exchange for various...

SC Health System Invests $40M in Epic EHR Platform for Interoperability

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Tidelands Health, an affiliate of The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Health, is replacing multiple health IT systems with an Epic EHR to enhance health data interoperability. The $40...

HIE, NextGen Aid Compliance with Health Data Exchange Framework

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A California-based health information exchange (HIE) has partnered with EHR vendor NextGen Healthcare to help healthcare providers comply with the state’s new health data exchange...

EHR Information Overload Adds to Clinician Burnout, Stress

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While the majority of physicians report that their EHR helps them provide high-quality care, EHR information overload remains a challenge for clinician burnout, according to a survey from EHR vendor...

Lawmakers Introduce MATCH IT Act for Patient Matching, Interoperability

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United States Reps. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Bill Foster (D-IL) have introduced new legislation aimed at improving patient matching and promoting interoperability. The Patient Matching and Transparency...

VA OIG Flags Medication Safety Issues with Oracle Health EHR System

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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,...

eHealth Exchange Announces Public Health Data Sharing Incentives

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eHealth Exchange is launching an incentive program to drive public health data sharing across its health information exchange (HIE) network. eHealth Exchange will waive annual fees for three years for...

HHS, ONC Designate Additional QHINs for TEFCA Health Data Exchange

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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), has designated two additional organizations as Qualified...

EHR Vendor Epic Wins 2024 Best in KLAS Overall Software Suite

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The 2024 Best in KLAS Software & Services report has recognized EHR vendor Epic as the top overall software suite, marking the fourteenth consecutive year that the company has earned the...

ONC, SAMHSA Launch Initiative for Behavioral Health IT Interoperability

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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) have partnered on an initiative that aims to...