Use & Optimization News

Lower Opioid Prescription EHR Defaults Linked to Prescribing Reduction

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Decreasing the default number of doses in opioid prescriptions written in EHR systems was associated with a reduction in opioid prescribing among pediatric otolaryngology patients, according to a study...

Ambulatory EHR Vendors Must Improve on EHR Usability, Workflow

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Technology needs are constantly evolving for midsize and large ambulatory practices. Moving forward ambulatory EHR vendors should focus on enhancing EHR usability and workflow to align with consumer...

EHR Vendor athenahealth Launches Voice-Driven Tech to Cut Clinician Burnout

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EHR vendor athenahealth has announced the release of athenaOne Voice Assistant Powered by Nuance, a voice-driven application that aims to alleviate clinician burnout and enhance the patient...

FQHCs Look to EHR Vendors to Stay Independent from Hospital Affiliation

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The majority of federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) want an EHR vendor that can help them stay independent of hospital affiliation as they shift to value-based care models, according to a study...

Trust in Health IT Leadership Key to Provider EHR Experience

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Trust in organizational health IT leadership has a significant impact on providers’ overall EHR experience, according to a KLAS Arch Collaborative report. The KLAS Arch Collaborative is a group...

Epic Virtual Care Solution Delivers Strong Patient Experience, Integration

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Of the fully rated EHR-centric virtual care solutions, Epic’s received the highest overall customer ratings due to the platform’s ability to support a strong patient experience, according...

Over Half of Prescribers Use Surescripts Real-Time Prescription Benefit

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Over half of all US prescribers used Surescripts Real-Time Prescription Benefit health IT in May 2022, an uptick of 7.5 percent since December 2021. The vendor also processed 33 percent more prior...

How ePrescribing Health IT for Controlled Substances Supports Patient Safety

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Increased adoption of ePrescribing health IT for controlled substances is set to boost patient safety and mitigate clinician burden, according to an ONC HealthITBuzz blog post. Data from the American...

Clinician Governance, EHR Training May Boost EHR User Satisfaction

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High-quality EHR training and clinician-led governance structure are key components to improving EHR user satisfaction for clinicians, according to the most recent KLAS Arch Collaborative report. The...

Excessive Documentation, Staffing Challenges Driving Clinician Burnout

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Excessive EHR documentation requirements and staffing challenges are significant contributors to clinician burnout, according to an athenahealth survey conducted by the Harris Poll. The findings are...

How APIs Streamlined COVID-19 Case Reporting, Enhanced Data Quality

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The use of application programming interfaces (APIs) overall enhanced the COVID-19 case reporting process, once integrated APIs improved the data quality of COVID-19 case and death numbers and...

CDS Hooks Present Opportunity to Boost SMART on FHIR App Utilization

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Clinician decision support (CDS) Hooks prompts recommending the use of a SMART on an FHIR app can lead to a significant increase in SMART on FHIR app utilization, according to a study published in...

EHR Speed, Reliability Linked to Clinician Satisfaction, Patient Safety

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Organizations with greater clinician agreement that their EHR has the expected speed or reliability have significantly higher clinician satisfaction than organizations that lack this conformity,...

ONC 2015 Edition Health IT Adoption Reduced Duplicate Orders

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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s (ONC’s) 2015 Edition Health IT Certification Criteria which in turn reduced the likelihood of duplicate orders among hospitals that...

EHR Documentation Using Virtual Scribes Boosts Clinician Satisfaction

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Healthcare organizations that have leveraged virtual scribes reported decreased EHR documentation time and improved clinician satisfaction, according to a KLAS report. Virtual scribes are remote human...

EHR Documentation of Medical Cannabis Use Lags Patient-Reported Measures

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Asking primary care patients about the use of cannabis to manage health conditions alongside routine cannabis screening may improve EHR documentation of medical cannabis use, according to a study...

CDS EHR Integration Aims to Reduce Postoperative Opioid Use

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An EHR integration at Baystate Medical Center (BMC) in Massachusetts aims to reduce postoperative use of opioids through interoperable clinical decision support (CDS). One of the risk factors for...

Cerner Collaboration Targets Early Cancer Detection, Clinical Trials

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EHR vendor Cerner, in a collaboration with Elligo Health Research and Freenome, will facilitate clinical trials through Cerner’s Learning Health Network (LHN) to further early...

Supportive Health IT Structure Linked to Global EHR Satisfaction

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Supportive health IT structure is the factor most associated with EHR satisfaction, according to a KLAS Arch Collaborative report. In global health systems, clinicians who strongly agree that their...

Clinicians at Physician-Owned Practices Have Greater EHR Satisfaction

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EHR satisfaction is significantly higher among clinicians practicing at physician-owned practices than clinicians at non-physician-owned practices, according to a recent JAMA Network Open study. In...