Clinical Decision Support EHR Alert Doubles Heart Failure Drug Prescriptions
- A clinical decision support (CDS) EHR alert helped increase prescription rates of a life-saving heart failure drug, according to a study published in The Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC). Medications called mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs) can greatly increase survival rates for patients with heart failure with...
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Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.), a member of the House of Representatives, continues to slam the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) EHR Modernization (EHRM) program and is urging its termination in favor of...CommonWell Health Alliance Adds EHR Vendor to Health Data Exchange
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