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AWS, Azure Shine as Front Runners for Epic Orgs During Cloud Migration

March 28, 2023 - The adoption of public cloud migration within the healthcare industry is on the rise, with some organizations already implementing the strategy and others on their way. Among early movers in the Epic community, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure are top picks, according to a recent KLAS report sent to journalists. The report, "Approaches...


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EHR Vendor NextGen Launches Cloud-Based Healthcare Interoperability Tool

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EHR vendor NextGen Healthcare has announced the launch of Mirth Cloud Connect, a cloud-based solution that aims to streamline healthcare interoperability. The tool integrates patient data flow from...

Oklahoma Moves Forward With Statewide Health Information Exchange Rules

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The Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) Board of Directors voted to approve administrative rules to implement a bill that requires healthcare providers to connect to a statewide health information...

Northwell Health Selects Epic Systems for EHR Implementation

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Northwell Health has joined the growing number of healthcare organizations starting an EHR implementation with the Epic Systems EHR platform. The health system says this will help integrate all its...

Democratic Lawmakers Introduce Bills to Revamp VA EHRM Management

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Democratic lawmakers on the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs have introduced two bills that aim to revamp how the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) approaches the management of IT,...

KLAS Names Epic, NextGen Top EHR Vendors for Interoperability

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Among enterprise EHR vendors, advanced users of Epic reported the most health information exchange (HIE) connections, according to a KLAS report on interoperability.  KLAS spoke with...

Epic EHR Integration Looks to Streamline Genetic Testing Access

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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...

OH HIE Partnership Focuses on Interoperability, Care Coordination

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The Health Collaborative (THC) has announced a new collaboration with the Ohio Health Information Partnership (OHIP), also known as CliniSync, aimed at promoting interoperability and care...

GAO Report Outlines EHRM Change Management Issues, Low User Satisfaction

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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) needs to address user satisfaction and change management activities for the EHR Modernization (EHRM) program, according to a Government Accountability...

KLAS: Speech Recognition For Clinical Documentation On The Rise

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The healthcare market is moving towards front-end speech recognition as the go-to clinical documentation platform, according to a KLAS report. KLAS interviews thousands of healthcare professionals...

VA Admits Oracle Cerner EHRM Issues Contributed to 4 Veteran Deaths

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In a recent briefing on March 15, 2023, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) officials informed the Senate committee staff of six "catastrophic harm" incidents, including veteran deaths, linked to...

Microsoft, Nuance Announce AI-Automated Clinical Documentation App

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Nuance Communications, a Microsoft company, has announced Dragon Ambient eXperience (DAX) Express, the first clinical documentation application to combine conversational and ambient artificial...

3 Healthcare Orgs Prioritize Patient Experience in EHR Implementations

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With the healthcare industry’s growing emphasis on improving the patient experience to achieve better health outcomes, healthcare organizations are investing in EHR systems that support patient...

VA Report Outlines Solutions to Key EHRM Patient Safety Issues

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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has released a report that outlines the current state of the EHR Modernization (EHRM) program and gives an update on technical fixes for key patient safety...

Rigid MAT EHR Workflows Add to Nurses’ Cognitive Load

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

Surescripts Unveils Latest Health Data Exchange, Interoperability Gains

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The Surescripts 2022 National Progress Report highlights significant gains in advancing interoperability, something the organization said is key amidst ongoing challenges such as provider burnout,...

CodeX Grows Steering Committee To Advance HL7 FHIR Interoperability

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The HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) Accelerator CodeX has announced an expanded steering committee and new additions to its leadership team. CodeX aims to advance the adoption of...

Can State Policy Levers Catalyze Health Information Exchange Use?

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As states increasingly prioritize improved healthcare quality, the promotion of health information exchange (HIE) has become a key focus. However, the key to increasing HIE use may ultimately rely on...