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WV Practice Taps Oracle Health EHR for Health Data Interoperability

July 11, 2023 - Months after Charleston Area Medical Center and Mon Health merged to create Vandalia Health, the health system signed a 10-year agreement to deploy Oracle Health's EHR to drive health data interoperability. Officials said implementing a single EHR across all Vandalia medical clinics will help enhance patient and provider...

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KLAS Report Reviews EHR Education Software for Content, Analytics

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According to previous KLAS Arch Collaborative research, EHR education is one of the most impactful factors in clinician health IT satisfaction. A new report highlights the current market for EHR...

Health System Deploys Support Service for Epic EHR Usability

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Emory Healthcare in Georgia has announced a collaboration with health IT vendor Experis Health Solutions to support Epic EHR usability. The strategic partnership aims to improve the digital...

NC Works to Boost Broadband Access to Support Rural HIE Connectivity

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Three business units within the North Carolina Department of Information Technology (NCDIT) are collaborating to improve health information exchange (HIE) connectivity for rural healthcare providers...

SOGI Data Missing in Over 60% of Adult EHR Records, Study Finds

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A lack of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data collection with EHR systems limits health equity research for sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals, according to a study published...

EHR Data Quality Guidelines Needed to Drive Interoperability

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Guidelines are needed for EHR data quality assessment (DQA) to improve the efficiency, transparency, comparability, and interoperability of data quality assessment, according to a study published in...

Epic EHR Set to Streamline Care Team Communication at Albany Med

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Albany Med Health System is continuing work on a unified Epic EHR implementation that is set to drive care team communication. In May 2023, the implementation team completed the build work necessary...

HHS OIG Releases Final Rule for Information Blocking Penalties

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The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released a final rule establishing the statutory penalties created by the 21st Century Cures Act information blocking requirements. The...

HL7, WHO Partner to Drive Global Interoperability Standards Adoption

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Standards-development organization Health Level Seven International (HL7) and The World Health Organization (WHO) have signed a Project Collaboration Agreement to support the global adoption of open...

FQHC Implements eClinicalWorks EHR to Enhance Clinical Documentation

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Central Virginia Health Services, Inc. (CVHS), a federally qualified health center (FQHC), has upgraded to the latest eClinicalWorks’ EHR system, V12, to enhance clinical documentation...

Georgia HIE Receives $1M USDA Grant to Improve Rural Healthcare Services

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Georgia’s state-designated health information exchange (HIE), the Georgia Health Information Network (GaHIN), has received a $1,000,000 grant from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to...

Ohio HIE Expands Partnership to Drive Interoperability, Data Usability

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The Ohio Health Information Partnership (OHIP), which operates CliniSync, a nonprofit health information exchange (HIE), has announced an expanded partnership that aims to improve interoperability and...

NIH Publishes HL7 FHIR Guide for Maternal Health Data Exchange

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Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), part of the  National Institutes of Health (NIH), has published a Health Level Seven International (HL7)...

DirectTrust Releases Draft Criteria for RA Health IT Accreditation Programs

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DirectTrust, a non-profit healthcare industry alliance created to support secure, identity-verified electronic exchanges of protected health information, has announced a 60-day public comment and...

Illinois Hospital Secures $900K Grant for Epic EHR Implementation

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Hamilton Memorial Hospital District (HMHD) has been awarded nearly $900,000 through the USDA's Emergency Rural Health Care grant, significantly contributing to the costs of its Epic EHR...

Epic Announces Ambient Clinical Documentation EHR Integration

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Epic has expanded its partnership with Nuance Communications, a Microsoft company, through an ambient clinical documentation EHR integration. Nuance's Dragon Ambient eXperience Express (DAX...

VA to Maintain Hospital Staff Amidst Budget Deficit Linked to EHR

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Amidst budget concerns tied to the new EHR system, a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) official said that the agency “will spare no expense” to maintain staff and services at VA hospitals...

Oklahoma Governor Rejects Proposed Rule Changes for Statewide HIE

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Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has rejected proposed rule changes by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) regarding the implementation of a statewide health information exchange (HIE), according to...

USVI Governor Signs Agreement for HIE Interoperability Pilot

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The Governor of The United States Virgin Islands (USVI) has signed a “Letter of Intent” with CRISP Shared Services to participate in an interoperability pilot program that will lay the...

VA Confident in EHRM Despite Reported Oracle Cerner Layoffs

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A top Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) official is confident Oracle Cerner will deliver on the EHR modernization (EHRM) program despite reported layoffs at the company, according to reporting from...

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