Use & Optimization News

KLAS Report Reviews EHR Education Software for Content, Analytics

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According to previous KLAS Arch Collaborative research, EHR education is one of the most impactful factors in clinician health IT satisfaction. A new report highlights the current market for EHR...

Health System Deploys Support Service for Epic EHR Usability

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Emory Healthcare in Georgia has announced a collaboration with health IT vendor Experis Health Solutions to support Epic EHR usability. The strategic partnership aims to improve the digital...

SOGI Data Missing in Over 60% of Adult EHR Records, Study Finds

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A lack of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data collection with EHR systems limits health equity research for sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals, according to a study published...

Part-Time PCPs Spend Greater Share of Clinic Hours on EHR Than Peers

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Part-time primary care physicians (PCPs) spent more time in the EHR per clinic hour than their full-time peers, including more time outside scheduled appointments, according to a cross-sectional study...

State HIE Data Helps Drive Value-Based Care Across Management Org

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Technologies that use health information exchange (HIE) data have helped a management service organization (MSO) improve value-based care delivery. Cary Medical Management (CMM) oversees 40,000...

AMA Announces 2023 Recipients of EHR Use Research Grant Program

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The American Medical Association (AMA) has selected nine organizations as recipients of the 2023 EHR Use Research Grant Program. The recipients will divide $589,000 to fund projects examining patterns...

Nursing Classification EHR Integration Could Boost SDOH Management

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EHR integration of nursing classifications could help drive health equity through enhanced social determinants of health (SDOH) documentation, according to an article published in JAMIA. Researchers...

Emojis in Clinical Text Messaging May Facilitate Team Communication

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Clinicians primarily use emojis and emoticons in clinical text messaging to convey new and interactionally salient information, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. Researchers...

Mercy Health Introduces Community Data Hub for Public Health

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Mercy Health has released a Community Health Data Hub to provide public health stakeholders, community organizations, and residents access to county-level health data, according to reporting from The...

64% of Clinical Documentation Integrity Clients Cite Reporting Issues

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Key elements for clinical documentation integrity (CDI) customer satisfaction include strong health IT vendor relationships and flexible reporting capabilities, according to a KLAS report. The report...

EHR Workflow Prompts Boost Lung Cancer Screening, LDCT Ordering

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EHR workflow prompts increased the identification of patients eligible for lung cancer screening, according to a study published in The American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Researchers implemented...

KLAS: Ongoing EHR Training Key for Mitigating Clinician Burnout

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Supporting employees with ongoing EHR training is key for mitigating clinician burnout and turnover, according to a KLAS Arch Collaborative white paper. Physicians who indicate they are very likely to...

KLAS: Client Adoption Varies Across Clinical Communication Platforms

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Health IT vendors can help drive strong customer adoption of clinical communication platforms, according to a KLAS report.  PerfectServe Telmediq and Stryker Vocera Platform have made the...

Researchers Develop eCQMs for Cancer Diagnostic Process, Follow-Up

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Electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs) to assess quality of cancer diagnosis could help improve diagnostic performance, according to a study published in JAMIA. Researchers developed and...

HIE Boosts Care Coordination, Home Discharge Among Older Adults

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Health information exchange (HIE) may mitigate information discontinuity present in fragmented readmissions, according to a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open. Fragmented readmissions,...

Transparency Key for Default Opioid Dosing EHR Interventions

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EHR interventions to change default dosing settings for opioid prescriptions may be feasible to implement in various surgical populations, especially if the new settings are evidence-based, according...

UNC Health to Implement Generative AI Tools Through Epic EHR Integration

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UNC Health has announced that it will participate as an early adopter of generative AI tools through an Epic EHR integration. In April, Epic and Microsoft announced a partnership to...

MEDITECH Enhances Telehealth through EHR Integration with Doximity

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MEDITECH has introduced a new EHR integration, focusing on simplifying provider communication and granting direct access to telehealth services from MEDITECH's physician-facing native app, Expanse...

Standard Metrics Needed to Measure After-Hours Clinician EHR Work

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Vendor-derived EHR use metrics likely underestimate the time clinicians spend on after-hours EHR work, according to an article published in The Annals of Family Medicine. EHR vendors Epic and Cerner...

Review Finds EHR Nudge Interventions Drive Care Quality Improvements

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Non-interruptive EHR nudge interventions, such as changing choice default options, can help drive care quality improvement, according to a study published in JAMIA. Interruptive clinical decision...