ONC: 42% of Hospitals Reported Perceived Information Blocking in 2021
- Over 40 percent of hospitals observed practices they perceived to constitute information blocking in 2021, according to an ONC survey of 2,092 nonfederal acute care hospitals. Researchers fielded the survey shortly after the April 2021 applicability date of the 21st Century Cures Act Final Rule’s information blocking provisions, which...
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FDA Selects Cerner Enviza to Develop EHR AI Tools for Drug Safety
FDA’s Sentinel Innovation Center has partnered with John Snow Labs and Cerner Enviza, an Oracle company, to create AI tools to extract critical information from EHR notes for improved drug...Civitas Releases Framework for Health Data Utility (HDU) Adoption
Civitas Networks for Health, an organization that aims to support interoperability through widespread collaboration, has released a Health Data Utility (HDU) Framework developed in partnership with the...ADA to Conduct National Survey on EDR, EHR Interoperability
The American Dental Association (ADA) is conducting a nationwide survey of dental offices to understand the use of EHR and electronic dental records (EDR) systems and associated interoperability...VA Extends Pause on Rollout of Oracle Cerner EHRM Project
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As healthcare organizations increasingly begin EHR implementations to consolidate patient records, improve care experiences, and enhance patient engagement, they seek vendors offering tailored,...Contexture HIE Upgrades to Unified Platform for Improved EHR Interoperability
Contexture, the largest health information organization in the western US, has announced plans to transition to a unified health information exchange (HIE) platform to enhance EHR interoperability for...Restricted EHR Configuration Does Not Improve Clinician Efficiency, Study Finds
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Following a series of setbacks, the Federal EHR Modernization (FEHRM) project has seen some bright spots. Among them, the Defense Health Agency (DoD) stands out as it makes headway with its MHS...Nebraska HIE Expands PDMP Use for Public Health Surveillance
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Senators Bill Cassidy, MD (R-LA) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) have introduced legislation that would prevent the continued implementation of the Oracle Cerner EHR at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)...MO Hospital Integration Sparks $6.5M Epic EHR Implementation
An Epic EHR implementation is starting after Mercy and Perry County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees recently finalized their lease agreement allowing Mercy to operate and manage the county-owned...PCORI Awards $123M to Support Clinical Effectiveness Research
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has announced funding awards totaling $123 million to support 15 clinical effectiveness research (CER) studies. Additionally, PCORI awarded $4...MEDITECH Partnership Focuses on Health Equity Data Collaboration
MEDITECH has acknowledged the Institute for Health Metrics (IHM) as its data collaboration partner to bolster and expedite health equity data initiatives throughout hospitals across the...Senate Democrats Plan to Introduce Legislation for VA EHRM Program Overhaul
Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, Chairman Jon Tester (D-MT), and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) are leading a legislative push for an overhaul of the...BCBSA Offers Health Equity Guide to Standardized SDOH Data Collection
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA), in partnership with the National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF), has urged the healthcare industry to adopt a health equity-focused set of recommendations to...Sponsored by Consensus Cloud Solutions
