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How EHR Clinical Workflow-Driven Design Enhances Health IT Usability

by Hannah Nelson

After experiencing EHR clinical workflow challenges as an internist and interventional cardiologist, Bill Hayes, MD, entered the health IT industry to bring a clinician's voice to the table. Hayes, who is now chief medical officer at...

COVID-19 Pandemic Triggered an Increase in Ambulatory Clinician EHR Use

by Sarai Rodriguez

Many ambulatory healthcare systems shifted towards virtual treatment in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in an increase in ambulatory clinician EHR use, according to a study published in...

Top 10 Most Popular Hospital Inpatient EHR Systems in US

by Editorial Staff

The wide range of hospitals and clinics across the care continuum investing in EHR technology has fostered a healthy amount of diversity in the inpatient EHR system market. Enterprise EHR vendors such...

How Hospitals Should Approach EHR Self-Assessment, ONC SAFER Guides

by Hannah Nelson

Hospitals should form multidisciplinary teams to complete EHR self-assessment using ONC SAFER (Safety Assurance Factors for EHR Resilience) guides, according to an article published in JAMA. In August...

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...

Care Team EHR Documentation Support May Alleviate Clinician Burden

by Hannah Nelson

A greater amount of support from care team members in clinical note writing was associated with less primary care physician (PCP) time spent on EHR documentation, which could lead to decreased...

Clinical Workflow Optimization Key for EHR Usability, Satisfaction 

by Hannah Nelson

On a research mission observing numerous orthopedists years ago, Paul Brient, athenahealth’s chief product officer, said it was almost as if the doctors were doing different things altogether,...

Cerner CEO: EHR Usability Key for Digital Health Transformation

by Hannah Nelson

During the opening keynote at the 2021 Cerner Health Conference, the health IT vendor’s new president and CEO, David Feinberg, MD, MBA, said that EHR usability is key to the success of the...

EHR Usability, User Satisfaction High in Ambulatory Surgery Centers

by Hannah Nelson

Almost all healthcare organizations that have implemented ambulatory surgery center (ASC) EHR systems report high clinician satisfaction and EHR usability, according to a recent KLAS report. As more...

How Machine Learning Systems Help EHR Usabilty, Mitigate Burden

by Hannah Nelson

Machine learning systems can aid EHR usability and cut burden for disease phenotyping to support clinical research, according to a recent Mount Sinai study published in the journal Patterns. The...

Streamlining Data Workflows Through EHR Optimization

by Hannah Nelson

EHR systems are not one-size-fits-all; it often takes EHR optimization to streamline data workflows for healthcare organizations to reap the benefits of health IT. Ideally, providers would pull up a...

COVID-19 Intensifies Clinician Burnout from Health IT Burden

by Hannah Nelson

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the existing issue of clinician burnout related to health IT use, according to a national survey from the Physicians Foundation. Editor’s Note: The...

How Clinician Engagement Can Fuel EHR Implementation Success

by Hannah Nelson

With 32 years of health IT experience under her belt, Michelle O’Connor, MEDITECH president and CEO, has found the secret sauce to EHR implementation success: clinician engagement. A...

Artificial Intelligence EHR Integration Cuts Down on EHR Screen Time

by Hannah Nelson

An artificial intelligence (AI) EHR integration helped physicians extract patient health information more efficiently, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. Researchers recruited 12...

Health IT Vendors Partner on EHR-Based Clinical Research Network

by Hannah Nelson

Health IT vendors PRA Health Sciences, Inc. and Veradigm have partnered to create an EHR-based clinical research network that extends the clinical trial process into EHR workflows.  The network...

Health IT Platform Enhances Medical Image Sharing, EHR Integration

by Hannah Nelson

FUJIFILM Medical Systems USA, Inc, has launched a health IT platform designed to enhance medical image sharing and EHR integration in endoscopy suites. The scalable health IT solution is set to...

Primary Care Workforce Burnout Goes Beyond EHR Use to Leadership Style

by Hannah Nelson

A new Health Affairs study found that burnout was not associated with EHR satisfaction or the number of patients seen per clinician. Instead, researchers found that facilitative leadership centered on...

OIG Audit Reveals Inaccurate VHA EHR Integration of Non-VA Records

by Hannah Nelson

Veterans Health Administration (VHA) staff do not adequately comply with VHA policies regarding the integration of non-VA medical records into a veteran’s EHR, according to a VA Office of...

User-Centered Design Key to EHR Usability for Primary Care Docs

by Hannah Nelson

It may be easier consumers to find their perfect pair of sneakers online than it is for primary care providers to access the data necessary for clinical decision support, according to Regenstrief...