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Health Choice Network Recognized by Epic Stars Program for EHR Usability

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Only a few months after Health Choice Network’s (HCN) Epic EHR implementation, the nationwide collaboration of health centers achieved a level 9 in Epic’s Gold Star Program for its...

Awareness of EHR SDOH Documentation Capabilities Varies by Practice Type

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While almost 9 in 10 physicians are aware of EHR social determinants of health (SDOH) documentation capabilities, levels of awareness vary significantly by practice characteristics, according to a...

Indian Health Service Awards $89M Contract for EHR System Support

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The Indian Health Service (IHS) has awarded General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) an $89 million contract to continue providing health IT engineering support services for the agency's...

Post-Acute Care Orgs Face EHR Interoperability Challenges

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Post-acute care providers want EHR platforms tailored for their specific area but continue to face interoperability and care coordination challenges, according to a KLAS report. No EHR vendor has...

New Surescripts Partnership to Advance Clinical Interoperability

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Health IT vendor Surescripts has become a strategic business and technology partner to Civitas Network for Health to drive clinical interoperability for better patient care quality and lower healthcare...

‘Disability Data Justice’ Approach Needed for Public Health Infrastructure

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As the industry looks to advance public health infrastructure to support health equity, people with disabilities are at risk of being de-prioritized, according to a Health Affairs article written by...

VA Digital Healthcare Playbook Highlights Health IT Optimization Case Studies

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Phase one of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Digital Healthcare Playbook identifies health IT case studies that are helping transform patient care. The guide, created in collaboration with the...

VA Releases Digital Healthcare Playbook to Improve Patient Care

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The Veterans Affairs Department has released Phase One of its Digital Healthcare Playbook, which identifies available digital healthcare solutions that can help the US healthcare system transform...

Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation Taps Oracle Cerner EHR Integration

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The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is streamlining addiction treatment and recovery support content distribution through an Oracle Cerner EHR integration. The new system is set to...

DirectTrust Supports 260 Million Direct Secure Messages in Q2 2022

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DirectTrust saw a 14 percent increase in healthcare organizations leveraging direct secure messages In the second quarter of 2022 compared with the same period last year. The non-profit healthcare...

Improved EHR Functionality Needed for Behavioral Preventative Care

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Standard EHR functionality falls short in supporting behavioral preventative healthcare, according to a viewpoint published in JAMA. EHRs are a powerful tool to access patient information, document...

How eCR Can Cut Clinician Burden, Advance Public Health Surveillance

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The implementation of electronic case reporting (eCR) at the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has helped improve data accuracy for public health surveillance while cutting clinician burden,...

How EHR-Based Card Studies Can Streamline Data Collection, Analysis

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EHR-based card studies can help streamline data collection and drive deeper analysis, according to a study published in The Annals of Family Medicine. Card studies are short surveys about the...

Surescripts Reports Increase in Specialty Medications Health IT Use

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More prescribers and specialty pharmacists nationwide are leveraging Surescripts Specialty Medications health IT to optimize prescribing workflows. From May 2021 to May 2022, the number of...

Is Physician EHR Use a Detriment to the Patient Experience?

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EHRs are supposed to improve the care experience for providers and patients. However, both groups have contrasting attitudes towards physician EHR use and its impact on the patient experience, a recent...

Health Data Exchange Barriers Impede Widespread Interoperability

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Widespread interoperability among office-based physicians is lacking due to a number of health data exchange barriers, according to a recent ONC Data Brief. The report used 2019 CDC National...

Health System, Vendor Collaboration Needed to Improve EHR Functionality

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Health system leaders and IT vendors must work together to improve EHR functionality and address clinician burden, according to a viewpoint published in JAMA Network Open written by Kevin B. Johnson,...

Interoperability, User-Centered EHR Design Key to Tackling Clinician Burnout

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Health data interoperability and user-centered EHR design can help address administrative burdens that contribute to clinician burnout, according to an advisory from Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA, Surgeon...

Mayo Clinic EHR Training Program Boosts User Confidence Postimplementation

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A Mayo Clinic EHR training program helped improve user confidence and proficiency in the EHR postimplementation, according to a study published in JAMIA. Physician leaders in informatics designed an...

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