Workflow Optimization

Mercy Taps Microsoft Azure OpenAI for Clinician, Patient Experience

October 2, 2023 - Mercy has partnered with Microsoft to use the Azure OpenAI Service and other digital technologies to give clinicians more time to care for patients and improve the patient experience. “Because of all the investments we have made together with Microsoft in the past few years, including the use of Microsoft’s secure cloud, we are better...


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How a Patient Record ‘Snapshot’ is Driving HIE Data Access

by Hannah Nelson

While health information exchange (HIE) can help drive patient-centered care, data access must be clinician-centered to realize the full benefits of interoperability. Clinicians often must sign out of their EHR system into a separate HIE...

EHR Workflow Prompts Boost Lung Cancer Screening, LDCT Ordering

by Hannah Nelson

EHR workflow prompts increased the identification of patients eligible for lung cancer screening, according to a study published in The American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Researchers implemented...

Epic Leads Medical Oncology EHR Market in Customer Satisfaction

by Hannah Nelson

Medical oncology EHR customers rank Epic highest for overall performance, according to a KLAS report. KLAS interviewed 158 organizations to explore the performance of medical and radiation oncology...

Health IT Vendor Integrates Generative AI Tool into Epic EHR

by Hannah Nelson

Health IT vendor Suki has integrated its generative AI-based voice assistant with Epic EHR software using Epic’s ambient APIs. Suki recently announced new features to its voice assistant tool....

Several Healthcare Orgs Announce EHR Implementation for Distinct Goals

by Sarai Rodriguez

As healthcare organizations increasingly begin EHR implementations to consolidate patient records, improve care experiences, and enhance patient engagement, they seek vendors offering tailored,...

Epic EHR Integration Looks to Streamline Genetic Testing Access

by Hannah Nelson

A new Epic EHR integration aims to simplify provider access to genetic testing information within Aura, Epic's specialty diagnostics suite. Epic partnered with medical genetics company Invitae on...

Rigid MAT EHR Workflows Add to Nurses’ Cognitive Load

by Hannah Nelson

Medication administration technology (MAT) system inefficiencies complicate nurses’ EHR workflows, according to a study published in JAMIA. Researchers conducted interviews with 32 nurses...

Behavioral Nudges in EHR Workflows May Reduce Healthcare Waste

by Hannah Nelson

Behavioral nudges within EHR workflows can help reduce erroneous decision-making and mitigate healthcare waste, according to a study published in JAMIA. Researchers studied three clinical workflows at...

Mental Health Facility Moves to eClinicalWorks EHR for Streamlined Care

by Sarai Rodriguez

Palmetto Counseling & Consulting, a northern South Carolina mental health facility, will begin an eClinicalWorks EHR implementation as part of an EHR platform switch to streamline clinical...

athenahealth Launches Clinical Advisory Board to Improve EHR Workflow

by Sarai Rodriguez

EHR vendor athenahealth has announced the launch of its clinical advisory board to serve as a forum providing feedback to improve EHR workflows for clinicians. “Feedback is crucial to...

Texas FQHC Selects eClinicalWorks EHR to Optimize Clinical Workflows

by Hannah Nelson

CommuniCare, a 22-site federally qualified health center (FQHC), has implemented an eClinicalWorks EHR to improve operational and clinical workflows. CommuniCare selected the EHR to integrate...

USA Health Cuts Sepsis Mortality Rate With Oracle Cerner EHR Workflows

by Hannah Nelson

After implementing new Oracle Cerner EHR workflows and alert algorithms, USA Health reduced its sepsis mortality rate by 16.5 percent. The health system initiated a performance improvement effort in...

Maine Hospital Invests in MEDITECH EHR to Optimize Clinical Workflows

by Hannah Nelson

Houlton Regional Hospital (HRH) in Maine is implementing a MEDITECH EHR platform to optimize clinical workflows and care coordination. The EHR will support data exchange between the hospital and the...

APIs Need to Enhance Clinical Workflows, Improve Patient Care

by Sarai Rodriguez

Healthcare providers and patients are seeking APIs and apps that can improve clinical workflows and enhance patient care processes, according to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT...

User-Centered Clinical Workflow Use Cases for EHR Satisfaction

by Hannah Nelson

When the industry shifted from paper-based health records to EHRs about a decade ago, end-users were not at the helm of EHR development, which has impacted clinician burden. User-centered clinical workflows can help healthcare...

Epic EHR Optimization Helps Cancer Patients Quit Smoking

by Sarai Rodriguez

An Epic EHR optimization, featuring an electronic health record-enabled smoking module and decision support tools, helped cancer patients successfully quit smoking, driving healthy behavior change,...

Rep. Urges VA to Fix EHRM Pharmacy Clinical Workflow Challenges

by Hannah Nelson

Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.) wrote a letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) urging the agency to streamline pharmacy clinical workflows within its EHR Modernization (EHRM)...

Care Org Taps EHR Integration to Improve FQHC Clinical Workflows

by Hannah Nelson

Alliance Chicago (AC), a health center-controlled network and practice-based research network, recently announced that it will deploy an EHR integration to federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) across the country in efforts to...

How Analytics Can Inform EHR Workflow Optimization, Clinician Burden

by Hannah Nelson

Using advanced text analytics to assess inbox messages can inform EHR workflow optimization to address clinician burden, according to a study published in the American Journal of Managed Care...