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EHR Innovations That Should Be Happening But Aren’t

Healthcare IT Today

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.

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Federal Innovation Hubs Can Jump-Start Healthcare Technology Adoption

Healthcare IT Today

So slow, it may be decades before the benefits of one of today’s new technologies make a measurable impact in healthcare. In the early 2000’s, healthcare organizations began using electronic health records (EHRs). The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Office of Healthcare Innovation and Learning (OHIL) is one example.

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Harnessing AI for Smarter Patient Flow

Healthcare IT Today

The Role of AI in Patient Flow Management Healthcare is changing, and traditional methods of managing patient flow and throughput are no longer sufficient. Hospitals often rely on siloed electronic health records (EHRs) and manual processes that lack the necessary insights to optimize patient flow.

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CharmHealth Elevates Patient Care With Charm AI Scribe

Digital Health Global

This latest advancement from CharmHealth delivers clinical notes directly to the providers CharmHealth electronic health record (EHR) platform, significantly reducing clinical documentation time. Despite advances in healthcare technology, physicians continue to spend too much time on documentation and administrative tasks.

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Abridge Raises $30M to Accelerate Adoption of its Proven Generative AI Solution Across U.S. Healthcare Systems

Healthcare IT Today

Abridge , the leader in generative AI for clinical documentation, announced a Series B raise of $30 million, led by Spark Capital. We share Abridge’s vision of doing all we can to help clinicians focus on their patients, rather than needing to multitask with documentation,” said Dr. John D.

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FDA and Digital Health Regulation

Health Blawg

The FDA had a digital health banner day on December 7, announcing one final guidance and two draft guidance documents (with a 60-day comment period). FDA has done a very good job of moving the ball forward, though there is certainly room for improvement, and there is opportunity for comment on two of the three guidance documents announced.

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Micky Tripathi’s glass-half-full view of EHR interoperability – Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

He notes that we’re really just getting started: When the Recovery Act was enacted in 2009, the EHR adoption rate nationally was about 10%, and that rate got up over 50% in 2013. Since we couldn’t expect interoperability before a critical mass of providers were using EHRs, 2014-15 was the timeframe for starting to think about it.