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Most Recent VA Oracle Cerner EHR Outage Strikes Pharmacy Services

by Sarai Rodriguez

The Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) latest Oracle Cerner EHR outage has hit pharmacy services, according to reporting from FedScoop. On Thursday, October 6, the EHR outage was...

VA Announces Efforts to Address Oracle Cerner EHR Outages

by Sarai Rodriguez

In a joint effort, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Oracle Cerner will launch a series of investigations to identify and fix frequent Oracle Cerner EHR outages, according to reporting from...

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...

Lawmaker Blasts VA Over $156K Fine for Oracle Cerner EHR System Outages

by Sarai Rodriguez

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,...

Improved EHR Usability Needed to Support Care Coordination, Communication

by Hannah Nelson

Efforts to optimize EHR usability for patients, caregivers, and clinicians are necessary to improve care coordination, according to a National Quality Forum (NQF) report. With funding from CMS, NQF...

Specialty-Specific EHR Training Drives Clinician Satisfaction

by Hannah Nelson

Providers who strongly agree they received specialty-specific EHR training are almost 25 times more likely to report clinician satisfaction with EHR functionality, according to a KLAS Arch...

User-Focused EHR Design Needed to Drive Care Improvement

by Hannah Nelson

According to an article published in JAMIA, future EHR systems must become more user-focused to enable providers to deliver improved care. A panel sponsored by the American College of Medical...

Health Choice Network Recognized by Epic Stars Program for EHR Usability

by Sarai Rodriguez

Only a few months after Health Choice Network’s (HCN) Epic EHR implementation, the nationwide collaboration of health centers achieved a level 9 in Epic’s Gold Star Program for its...

VA Digital Healthcare Playbook Highlights Health IT Optimization Case Studies

by Hannah Nelson

Phase one of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Digital Healthcare Playbook identifies health IT case studies that are helping transform patient care. The guide, created in collaboration with the...

VA Releases Digital Healthcare Playbook to Improve Patient Care

by Sarai Rodriguez

The Veterans Affairs Department has released Phase One of its Digital Healthcare Playbook, which identifies available digital healthcare solutions that can help the US healthcare system transform...

Intermountain Partnership Automates EHR Data for Organ Donor Referrals

by Sarai Rodriguez

Intermountain Healthcare, DonorConnect, and InVita Healthcare Technologies have partnered to launch iReferral, an interoperability-based tool that automates EHR data for the organ donor referral...

Health System, Vendor Collaboration Needed to Improve EHR Functionality

by Hannah Nelson

Health system leaders and IT vendors must work together to improve EHR functionality and address clinician burden, according to a viewpoint published in JAMA Network Open written by Kevin B. Johnson,...

Mayo Clinic EHR Training Program Boosts User Confidence Postimplementation

by Hannah Nelson

A Mayo Clinic EHR training program helped improve user confidence and proficiency in the EHR postimplementation, according to a study published in JAMIA. Physician leaders in informatics designed an...

Ambulatory EHR Vendors Must Improve on EHR Usability, Workflow

by Sarai Rodriguez

Technology needs are constantly evolving for midsize and large ambulatory practices. Moving forward ambulatory EHR vendors should focus on enhancing EHR usability and workflow to align with consumer...

Trust in Health IT Leadership Key to Provider EHR Experience

by Hannah Nelson

Trust in organizational health IT leadership has a significant impact on providers’ overall EHR experience, according to a KLAS Arch Collaborative report. The KLAS Arch Collaborative is a group...

Oracle’s Cerner Acquisition Set to Transform EHR Usability

by Hannah Nelson

Oracle's acquisition of EHR vendor Cerner is set to transform EHR usability through the development of a health management information system with a voice-user interface, Larry Ellison, chairman...

CDS Hooks Present Opportunity to Boost SMART on FHIR App Utilization

by Sarai Rodriguez

Clinician decision support (CDS) Hooks prompts recommending the use of a SMART on an FHIR app can lead to a significant increase in SMART on FHIR app utilization, according to a study published in...

NY HIEs Launch SMART on FHIR App to Enhance Interoperability

by Sarai Rodriguez

Two New York-based health information exchanges (HIEs), Healthix and Hixny, joined forces to release a Smart on FHIR application that aims to drive interoperability and workflow efficiencies for New...

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)...