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3 steps to changing your EHR system

KevinMD

MAY 19, 2020

If you are a physician unhappy with your current EHR system (surveys suggest 2 out of 3 are), and you do have the ability to switch, this article is for you. Our COVID-19 pandemic may place you in a bad financial time for this, but it's also placed you in an excellent time to plan […]. Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com.

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EHR Innovations That Should Be Happening But Aren’t

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 13, 2025

There are a lot of very exciting innovations that are happening to or are being talked about for EHR systems. But what innovations aren’t being discussed or happening for EHR systems that should be? Financial incentives for health organizations can encourage them to adopt interoperable EHR solutions. The time has come.

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Ensuring the Security and Privacy of Patient Data while Managing Large Volumes of Electronic Health Records (EHRs)

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 10, 2024

How can healthcare organizations ensure the security and privacy of patient data while managing large volumes of electronic health records (EHRs) ? Also, make sure your core IT vendors especially your EHR and any analytics vendors do the same. So what is the balance between the two?

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EHR Vendors Embrace AI to Transform Healthcare Workflows

Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 7, 2025

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Electronic health record (EHR) vendors are accelerating their adoption of artificial intelligence, aiming to enhance clinician workflows, improve patient care, and remain competitive in an evolving healthcare landscape. Illegal copying is prohibited.

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The Role of Patient-Generated Health Data and Wearable Technology in the Future Innovation of EHR Systems

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 31, 2024

One area in healthcare that’s been getting some attention on how to improve is EHR systems. Finding a single solution on how to improve and innovate them is not simple – EHRs are complex with many parts to consider and people have millions of ideas for each part. The following are their answers.

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Streamlining Vaccine Workflows In EHRs: Implementing Key Practices

Electronic Health Reporter

JUNE 18, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. The article Streamlining Vaccine Workflows In EHRs: Implementing Key Practices appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. The article Streamlining Vaccine Workflows In EHRs: Implementing Key Practices appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Improving EHR Systems with User Experience and Interface Design to Reduce Clinician Burnout and Enhance Workflow Efficiency

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 19, 2024

minutes on EHR per visit trying to find the time to do this for every patient in addition to all of their other tasks is very difficult. Finding a solution that improves EHR systems to increase efficiency and reduce clinician burnout should be a high priority for your organization. The following are their answers.

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EHR Association Turns 20: Celebrating Two Decades of Groundbreaking Collaborations and Milestones

Electronic Health Reporter

OCTOBER 30, 2024

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited.

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Leveraging EHR and Wellness Data To Improve The Lives of Older Adults

Electronic Health Reporter

DECEMBER 9, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. The article Leveraging EHR and Wellness Data To Improve The Lives of Older Adults appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Fahad Aziz, co-founder and chief technology officer, Caremerge.

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Bonus Features – January 12, 2025 – 80% of providers prioritizing updates to billing and payment systems, new board chairs at AHIMA and the EHR Association, plus 19 other stories

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 12, 2025

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Specialty EHR and practice management vendor ModMed received ASTP certification for its Predictive Decision Support Intervention criterion.

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Best Practices for Training During EHR Implementation

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 31, 2024

The following is a guest article by Jill Casper, Go-Live Director at HCTec Each year, health systems invest millions of dollars in their Electronic Health Records (EHR) and applications to leverage their full potential.

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Healthcare’s Digital Evolution: Transforming Patient Care with Your EHR

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 7, 2024

The following is a guest article by Bill Lewkowski, Vice President of Strategic Client Services at HCTec Gone are the days when patients or couriers physically transported copies of patient records from their primary care physician’s office, lab or imagining center to a specialist. New EHR applications and products come online all the time.

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We need to find the Steve Jobs of health care tech

KevinMD

OCTOBER 19, 2019

A featured article titled "Death by A Thousand Clicks" addressed some of the serious problems and challenges we still face in the "digitization" of health care. As an early adopter of EHR since 2003 and a self-avowed "techie," I can vouch for the fact that many of the government initiatives in HIT, like "meaningful use," […].

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Where are EHRs headed in 2023?

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 17, 2023

Electronic Health Records (EHRs) are the central technology pillar for healthcare organizations. EHRs are vital to both clinical and administrative operations. Because of that, we wanted to dedicate an entire article to where EHRs are headed in 2023. What is your prediction for the EHR market in 2023?

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To Drive Value, EHRs Need to Actually be Usable

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The following is a guest article by Khalid Al-Maskari, Founder and CEO of Health Information Management Systems (HiMS) EHRs are ubiquitous because they’re useful – but how useful are they really, and to whom? The truth is that an EHR by definition serves multiple masters, satisfying some more than others. The upshot?

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Concerns and Uncertainty In the Wake of Sweeping HTI-1 Rule

Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 8, 2024

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. By Stephanie Jamison, Executive Committee Chair and Public Policy Leadership Workgroup Vice Chair, EHR Association. Illegal copying is prohibited.

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Electronic Health Records (EHR): How to Achieve Healthcare Data Accuracy with Artificial Intelligence

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 6, 2024

The following is a guest article by Ann Krutsko, Healthcare IT Researcher at ScienceSoft In healthcare, working with inaccurate patient data is a dangerous game. Electronic Health Records (EHRs) were designed to streamline operations and improve coordination across healthcare systems. Data entry is still fraught with human error.

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Weekly Roundup – January 4, 2025

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 4, 2025

Each week, well be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why theyre important to the healthcare IT community. Read more… How Patient-Generated Health Data and Wearable Tech Will Impact EHR Innovation. Critically, this may mean EHR systems need a bit of a redesign.

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Hospital at Home: Prospects and Challenges, and Learnings from Best Buy Health

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

But a key limiting factor of these many sensors generating data has been inadequate backend algorithms that address signal noise and limited EHR integration, the authors observe. The proliferation of such wearable sensors and remote patient monitoring technologies helps set the technology stage for HaH.

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EHR-Enabled Autonomy: Optimization Strategies for Success

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 4, 2022

The following is a guest article by Devan Griner, MD, is board-certified plastic surgeon at Peak Plastic Surgery, based in Provo, Utah. He uses the all-in-one cloud suite from AdvancedMD. Before the pandemic, many private practice physicians faced significant pressure to merge or consolidate with large health systems for survival.

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This Week’s Health IT Jobs – November 27, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Contact us here with a link to the open position and we’ll be happy to feature it in next week’s article at no charge! Do you have an open health IT position that you are looking to fill? Note: These jobs are listed by Healthcare IT Today as a free service to the community.

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Innovating EHR Systems to Improve Interoperability and Seamless Data Sharing Between Different Healthcare Providers

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Today we are going to focus on the role of EHR systems in this goal of improving interoperability and seamless data sharing between different healthcare providers. Vijay Adapala, EVP Global Supply Partnerships at Doceree Utilizing FHIR and HL7 standards for uniform data exchange allows EHR systems to facilitate smooth data sharing.

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This Week’s Health IT Jobs – November 13, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Contact us here with a link to the open position and we’ll be happy to feature it in next week’s article at no charge! Director 1 – Healthcare Technology Management – The Alexzander Group Human Resource Consultants, Inc. Do you have an open health IT position that you are looking to fill?

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Bonus Features – November 3, 2024 – 95% of consumers want an easier way to pay medical bills, 90% of medical devices aren’t running anti-malware software, plus 35 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Patient activation vendor Phreesia achieved Oracle Validated Integration with Oracle Health EHR Expertise. Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features.

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15 Years Later: The State of Electronic Health Records

Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 2, 2023

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Baha Zeidan, CEO, Azalea Health.

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The Evolution of the EHR Service Desk and Leveraging an Outside Provider

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 29, 2024

They do ask callers to distinguish between regular service and the “clinical service desk,” which mostly helps people use the EPIC EHR. UI Health switched its EHR to EPIC in 2020, planning to do intensive training for service desk workers after the switch. It can better scale up and down to handle 24/7 services.

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Digital Health Technologies for Maternal and Neonatal Infection Management

Digital Health Global

MARCH 3, 2025

A recent article in The Lancet Digital Health explores how digital health technologies (DHTs) are transforming infection management, highlighting their potential to improve health outcomes and reduce disparities, especially in underserved regions.

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Bonus Features – November 24, 2024 – Only 16% of patients prefer online pharmacies, medical coding denials up 125% in the last year, plus 27 other stories

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Partnerships MEDENT and Azalea Health added Suki Platform , Suki’s AI engine, to their EHR systems. Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features.

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Weekly Roundup – December 21, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 21, 2024

Each week, well be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why theyre important to the healthcare IT community. Read more… Integrating AI and Machine Learning into EHR Systems. Read more… Is Your EHR Improving Patient Access to Technology Equitably ? Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup.

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E-Signature Devices Eliminate Workaround To Shave 10 Minutes Per Patient Consent

Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 29, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. The providers at Boice-Willis Clinic adore their eClinicalWorks EHR, but with 67 of them in seven locations and 10 practice areas, fast electronic consent signing […]. Illegal copying is prohibited.

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Weekly Roundup – November 30, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Read more… Oracle Health Raises the Bar on Its EHR. Oracle Health unveiled its next-generation EHR at the recent Oracle Health Summit. Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup.

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Bonus Features – October 27, 2024 – Almost 90% of info blocking complaints to ONC/ASTP are against providers, 74% of patients with health plan questions want to speak to a human, plus 20 other stories

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 27, 2024

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Net Health is integrating Tali , a voice-enabled AI assistant, into four of its restorative care EHR offerings. Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features.

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Harnessing AI for Smarter Patient Flow

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The following is a guest article by Jonathan Shoemaker , CEO at ABOUT Healthcare As hospitals and health systems face increasing pressure from capacity constraints, many are being forced to turn away patients while struggling to meet revenue and profitability goals.

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Johns Hopkins develops Epic-embedded tool to better support telehealth patients

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 19, 2021

In response, the Johns Hopkins team developed what they called an automated "video visit technical risk score" tool in their Epic EHR. For that matter, some patients said they didn't need extra assistance and found the process disruptive and unnecessary. ON THE RECORD.

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This Week’s Health IT Jobs – December 18, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Contact us here with a link to the open position and we’ll be happy to feature it in next week’s article at no charge! Do you have an open health IT position that you are looking to fill? Note: These jobs are listed byHealthcare IT Today as a free service to the community.

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Bonus Features – January 19, 2025 – 183 million patient records exposed in cyberattacks in 2024, 74% of orgs rely on manual processes for workforce management, plus 36 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 19, 2025

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Veradigm added SDoH and mortality data to its ambulatory EHR database. Company News Third-party EHR integration vendor Red Rover Health selected Amendola as its PR firm.

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CMS Issues E-Prescribing Final Rule: Quick Takeaways in a No-Slowing-Down Reg Cycle – Regulatory Talk Series

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 16, 2024

The following is a guest article by Nick Barger, PharmD, Vice President, Product at DrFirst. This article is the fourth in the Healthcare Regulatory Talk series. Given the long gap since the last update, EHR vendors may need to make extensive upgrades, and IT teams will require extra time to adapt to both existing and new standards.

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A Fresh Approach to Safeguarding Healthcare Data

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 28, 2025

The following is a guest article by Andrea Hopkins , Chief Information Security Officer at Juno Health Think about whats in your own health records for a moment: your name, address, Social Security number, insurance informationnot to mention diagnoses. Training Help staff learn by doing.

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This Week’s Health IT Jobs – October 16, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Contact us here with a link to the open position and we’ll be happy to feature it in next week’s article at no charge! Do you have an open health IT position that you are looking to fill? Note: These jobs are listed by Healthcare IT Today as a free service to the community.

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Leveraging Emerging Technologies to Enhance Data Integrity and Streamline Processes

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Additionally, AI-driven workflow automation that is natively integrated into an EHR can more easily handle routine administrative tasks, enabling HIM professionals to focus on more complex responsibilities, thereby optimizing resource allocation and improving operational efficiency. We could not do this without all of your support.

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This Week’s Health IT Jobs – January 29, 2025

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 29, 2025

Contact us here with a link to the open position and we’ll be happy to feature it in next week’s article at no charge! Do you have an open health IT position that you are looking to fill?

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Reimagining Health Tech on the Cusp of ONC’s Final HTI-1 Rule – Regulatory Talk Series

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The following is a guest article by Nick Barger, PharmD, Vice President, Product at DrFirst. This article kicks off the Healthcare Regulatory Talk series. With compliance the immediate concern for many EHR vendors, when and where is the industry prepared to lead? There’s no time to waste.

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Sunoh’s Ambient Clinical Voice Automates Clinician Note Creation

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 26, 2024

At the end of a clinical session, Sunoh generates a structured note tailored to the EHR within 30 to 60 seconds. The doctor can edit the note manually or using voice detection, and the results are fully integrated into the EHR. They currently support eClinicalWorks , but are working with other vendors to support more EHRs.)

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Bonus Features – March 17, 2024 – 65% of nurses think AI will negatively impact healthcare, 14% of EHRs have known cybersecurity vulnerabilities, plus 24 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 17, 2024

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Additionally, the vendor released research indicating 23% of medical devices have at least one known vulnerability, along with 14% of EHRs.

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3 steps to changing your EHR system

EHR Innovations That Should Be Happening But Aren’t

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Ensuring the Security and Privacy of Patient Data while Managing Large Volumes of Electronic Health Records (EHRs)

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EHR Vendors Embrace AI to Transform Healthcare Workflows

The Role of Patient-Generated Health Data and Wearable Technology in the Future Innovation of EHR Systems

Streamlining Vaccine Workflows In EHRs: Implementing Key Practices

Improving EHR Systems with User Experience and Interface Design to Reduce Clinician Burnout and Enhance Workflow Efficiency

EHR Association Turns 20: Celebrating Two Decades of Groundbreaking Collaborations and Milestones

Leveraging EHR and Wellness Data To Improve The Lives of Older Adults

Bonus Features – January 12, 2025 – 80% of providers prioritizing updates to billing and payment systems, new board chairs at AHIMA and the EHR Association, plus 19 other stories

Best Practices for Training During EHR Implementation

Healthcare’s Digital Evolution: Transforming Patient Care with Your EHR

We need to find the Steve Jobs of health care tech

Where are EHRs headed in 2023?

To Drive Value, EHRs Need to Actually be Usable

Concerns and Uncertainty In the Wake of Sweeping HTI-1 Rule

Electronic Health Records (EHR): How to Achieve Healthcare Data Accuracy with Artificial Intelligence

Weekly Roundup – January 4, 2025

Hospital at Home: Prospects and Challenges, and Learnings from Best Buy Health

EHR-Enabled Autonomy: Optimization Strategies for Success

This Week’s Health IT Jobs – November 27, 2024

Innovating EHR Systems to Improve Interoperability and Seamless Data Sharing Between Different Healthcare Providers

This Week’s Health IT Jobs – November 13, 2024

Bonus Features – November 3, 2024 – 95% of consumers want an easier way to pay medical bills, 90% of medical devices aren’t running anti-malware software, plus 35 more stories

15 Years Later: The State of Electronic Health Records

The Evolution of the EHR Service Desk and Leveraging an Outside Provider

Digital Health Technologies for Maternal and Neonatal Infection Management

Bonus Features – November 24, 2024 – Only 16% of patients prefer online pharmacies, medical coding denials up 125% in the last year, plus 27 other stories

Weekly Roundup – December 21, 2024

E-Signature Devices Eliminate Workaround To Shave 10 Minutes Per Patient Consent

Weekly Roundup – November 30, 2024

Bonus Features – October 27, 2024 – Almost 90% of info blocking complaints to ONC/ASTP are against providers, 74% of patients with health plan questions want to speak to a human, plus 20 other stories

Harnessing AI for Smarter Patient Flow

Johns Hopkins develops Epic-embedded tool to better support telehealth patients

This Week’s Health IT Jobs – December 18, 2024

Bonus Features – January 19, 2025 – 183 million patient records exposed in cyberattacks in 2024, 74% of orgs rely on manual processes for workforce management, plus 36 more stories

CMS Issues E-Prescribing Final Rule: Quick Takeaways in a No-Slowing-Down Reg Cycle – Regulatory Talk Series

A Fresh Approach to Safeguarding Healthcare Data

This Week’s Health IT Jobs – October 16, 2024

Leveraging Emerging Technologies to Enhance Data Integrity and Streamline Processes

This Week’s Health IT Jobs – January 29, 2025

Reimagining Health Tech on the Cusp of ONC’s Final HTI-1 Rule – Regulatory Talk Series

Sunoh’s Ambient Clinical Voice Automates Clinician Note Creation

Bonus Features – March 17, 2024 – 65% of nurses think AI will negatively impact healthcare, 14% of EHRs have known cybersecurity vulnerabilities, plus 24 more stories

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