Adoption & Implementation News

Medical Center Launches Cloud-Based EHR Implementation for CDS

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Somo Medical Center in Palm Beach County, Florida has begun a cloud-based EHR implementation from health IT vendor eClinicalWorks in efforts to improve clinical decision support (CDS). The health IT...

Concerns Mount for VA EHR Implementation, Patient Safety

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At a recent House of Representatives hearing, subcommittee members noted a lack of clarity in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) responses to questions regarding the agency’s ongoing EHR...

Health System Set to Launch Cloud-Based Epic EHR Implementation

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NOVO Health, through its subsidiary NOVO Health Technology Group, has entered into an agreement with EHR vendor Epic Systems to launch a cloud-based Epic EHR implementation across its community of...

Washington FQHC Adopts EHR Services to Expand Patient Care Access

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Community Health Center of Snohomish County (CHC of Snohomish County), a nonprofit federally qualified health center (FQHC) in Washington state, has adopted EHR services to increase patient access to...

VA Initiates Independent Cost Review for EHR Implementation

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After a series of reviews earlier this year revealed that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) underestimated health IT costs for its Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program,...

Health Choice Network Adopts Epic EHR to Improve Data Access

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Health Choice Network (HCN) has announced a partnership with EHR vendor Epic to improve data access and expand health information portfolios for its network of health centers. The Miami-based network...

Walmart Partners with Epic Systems EHR for Patient Data Access

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Walmart Health has announced its plans to adopt the Epic Systems EHR to improve member access to medical records. The partnership aims to create one collective system for all Walmart Health...

FL Corrections Dept Unveils EHR Implementation, Care Coordination

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The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) has entered the go-live phase of a statewide EHR implementation set to boost health data interoperability for care coordination. This marks a step forward in...

CMS API Implementation Contract Boosts Data Sharing, Fraud Detection

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Center for Program Integrity (CPI) has awarded a five-year, $34.4 million application programming interface (API) implementation contract...

Should VA Sustain Legacy EHR Investment During EHR Implementation?

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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) should continue investing in its legacy EHR as it conducts its Cerner EHR implementations across Veterans Health Administration (VHA) medical centers, according...

Top Epic EHR Implementations of 2021, So Far

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As the digital health transformation progresses, many healthcare organizations are leveraging health IT, such as Epic EHR implementations, for enhanced interoperability. KLAS named Epic as the top...

Web-Based EHR Implementation Boosts Clinician Satisfaction, Cuts Costs

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A web-based EHR implementation at a Mississippi hospital has significantly improved clinician satisfaction while also cutting down on health IT costs and saving valuable clinical time. King’s...

Health IT Adoption Disparities Impede Digital Health Transformation

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While COVID-19 accelerated the digital health transformation, disparities exist in health IT adoption of tools that help healthcare planning and preparation, according to a study published in the...

COVID-19 Boosts Health IT Adoption, Knowledge of Interoperability Rules

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The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated health IT adoption and physician understanding of new interoperability rules, according to results from a survey conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of Google...

How Clinician Engagement Can Fuel EHR Implementation Success

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With 32 years of health IT experience under her belt, Michelle O’Connor, MEDITECH president and CEO, has found the secret sauce to EHR implementation success: clinician engagement. A...

Market Leaders Drive Certified Health IT FHIR-Enabled API Adoption

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Health IT market leaders drove much of FHIR-enabled API adoption in 2019, according to new ONC analysis. As of 2019, 84 percent of hospitals and 61 percent of clinicians had adopted and implemented...

Epic EHR Implementation Takes Aim at Interoperability, Coordination

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A new Epic EHR implementation at the Health Care District of Palm Beach County is set to boost interoperability between primary care clinics and rural hospitals for improved care coordination. The EHR...

VA Cerner EHR Implementation Paused Through 2021 to Ensure Readiness

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The Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) announced that it has paused its EHR implementation through the end of this calendar year as it works to ensure enterprise readiness at the next...

OIG: VA EHR Implementation Cost Estimate Off by $2.5B

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The Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) $4.3 billion health IT infrastructure estimate for its 10-year EHR implementation project was an underestimation, according to an Office of Inspector...

CAH EHR Adoption Lags Behind in Advanced Use, Clinical Analytics

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Critical access hospital (CAH) EHR adoption lags behind in advanced patient engagement and clinical data analytics functions compared to non-CAHs, according to new research published in JAMIA that...