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VA EHR Modernization Program Executive Director to Depart Agency

February 13, 2023 - Terry Adirim, MD, MPH, MBA, executive director of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) electronic health records (EHR) modernization program, will leave the agency on February 25, according to reporting from FedScoop. Neil Evans, MD, senior advisor to the assistant secretary for the Office of Information and Technology at the VA, will...

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95% of Certified Health IT Developers Met ONC Cures Act Deadline

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More than 95 percent of certified health IT developers met the Cures Act Final Rule compliance deadline to provide customers with new technology, according to an ONC HealthITBuzz blog post. The Cures...

Site-Specific ‘Discount’ EHR Usability Testing Can Improve Clinician Experience

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Site-specific EHR usability testing with a small group of clinicians can help optimize the clinician experience without investment in usability experts, according to a study published in Applied...

EHR-Based SDOH Screening Accuracy Falls Short for Housing Instability

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EHR-based social determinant of health (SDOH) screening questionnaires under identified patients with housing instability and financial strain compared to single-domain screening tools, according to a...

Community Clinics Look to EHR Implementation to Up Patient Experience

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Texas-based Legacy Community Health Clinic has announced it will transition from its outdated legacy system and move forward with an EHR implementation that will drive the patient experience while...

EHR Vendor Epic Earns 2023 Best in KLAS Overall Software Suite Award

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For the thirteenth consecutive year, KLAS Research named EHR vendor Epic the top Overall Software Suite in its annual Best in KLAS report. The health IT vendor giant earned a score of 86.9 out of 100,...

Leveraging EHR Audit Logs to Inform Clinician Burnout Interventions

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Healthcare organizations are continually looking for ways to tackle increasing clinician burnout with documentation burden at the forefront of their concerns. To better understand clinician workflow...

Oracle Exec Calls on Congress for Continued VA EHRM Support

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After legislators proposed a bill to scrap the VA Electronic Health Record Modernization EHRM project last week, a top Oracle executive called on Congress to continue to support the effort in a blog...

Regenstrief Institute Appoints New CEO to Drive Health Equity Research

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Indiana University School of Medicine has appointed a nationally-recognized expert in epidemiology and health equity research to serve as the new president and chief executive officer of the...

Leidos Brings DoD MHS GENESIS EHR to East Coast in Double-Wave Deployment

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The Leidos Partnership for Defense Health (LPDH) has deployed the MHS GENESIS EHR to an additional 12,000 clinicians and providers as part of its latest double-wave deployment. Waves PORTSMOUTH/DRUM...

Machine Learning Model Predicts Physician Departure With EHR Use Metrics

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While reasons for physician departure are multifaceted, machine learning (ML) models that leverage EHR use metrics could aid in identifying those at risk of leaving, according to a study published in...

House Democrats Plan to Propose Bill for VA EHR Modernization Reform

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House Democrats are working on plans to reform the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) EHR modernization program, according to reporting from FedScoop. Two senior congressional sources told the news...

1,400 Healthcare Orgs Join CalHHS Data Exchange Framework

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Over 1,400 organizations have joined the California Health and Human Services (CalHHS) Data Exchange Framework (DxF), the first-ever statewide data sharing agreement of its kind in California. The...

Non-Interruptive CDS EHR Integration Boosts ED Naloxone Prescribing

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A study published in JAMIA found that clinical decision support (CDS) EHR integration helped increase prescribing of take-home naloxone (THN) in the ED, a recommended but under-utilized practice...

HealtheLINK HIE Reports Uptick in Health Data Exchange in 2022

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HEALTHeLINK, the health information exchange (HIE) for Western New York, worked on a total of 83 different projects focused on improving health data exchange in 2022 alone, according to the...

House Lawmakers Introduce Bills to Amend VA EHR Modernization Program

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On Friday, Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill., House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs chair, introduced legislation to significantly amend or scrap the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) EHR modernization...

Recent EHR Investments Focus on Interoperability, Patient Experience

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As the healthcare industry's focus on interoperability grows, health systems are investing in EHR systems that support the patient experience and improve clinical workflows. TN Health System...

PCP Use of Community HIE Cuts Likelihood of Hospital Reutilization

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Increased primary care physician (PCP) use of community HIE may dramatically improve patient outcomes, according to a study published in Annals of Family Medicine. Researchers used Paso del Norte...

Veradigm Makes EHR Data Available in OMOP CDM Data Standard for RWE

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Health IT vendor Veradigm, formerly Allscripts, announced that Veradigm Network EHR data will be available in the Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership (OMOP) Common Data Model (CDM) data standard...

HIA Calls on Congress for Healthcare Interoperability, ePA Legislation

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With the commencement of the 118th Congress, Healthcare Innovation Alliance (HIA) urged the House and Senate to take action on several issues to improve care delivery, including healthcare...

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