Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Part of a growing body of evidence putting EHRs at the center of opioid use reduction efforts, a new study has concluded that small changes to EHR presets can lower the number of opioid pills physicians prescribe.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

A new study by The Permanente Medical Group (part of Kaiser Permanente) offers confidence that ambient voice transcriptions can save time and improve the patient experience by generating clinical notes about patient visits. This article summarizes the key findings in that study. But results were strong enough for us to pay attention.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

A CDC study on healthcare worker burnout concluded clinicians reported less burnout when they had enough time to complete their work and be productive. Integrating AI with Existing Systems Seamlessly integrating AI with current EHR/EMR systems is crucial. When implementing AI technology, here are some things to consider: 1.

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APRIL 14, 2025

Electronic Health Records (EHRs) have become the foundation of modern healthcare, enabling efficient patient data management, enhanced clinical decision-making, and improved patient outcomes. What Is an Electronic Health Record (EHR)? A study by Market.us

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 14, 2024

It revolves around the integration of external and local health records into a unified Electronic Health Record (EHR) system. A study conducted at GRH Health reveals the profound impact of this integration. The study documented an impressive increase in the viewing of external records, with nearly 22,920 additional views per week.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 25, 2024

The NUCOHS also shared that it is working to integrate AI models with its EMR system to improve the early detection and prediction of dental conditions like tooth decay and gum disease.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

A new study has concluded that as EHR use has become ubiquitous, the number of medical malpractice claims in which EHRs contributed to injuries is continuing to rise. The study, […].

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 6, 2024

Each day that passes, I’m seeing how ambient clinical voice has become the most impactful part of health IT since the $36 billion of stimulus money for EHR software.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 11, 2020

Hospital EHRs frequently miss harmful or potentially fatal errors, according to a study published in the journal JAMA Network Open. To conduct the study, researchers analyzed 8,657 observations using the National Quality Forum Health IT Safety Measure, a CPOE and EHR safety test administered by the Leapfrog Group between 2009 and 2018.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 23, 2020

Connected Health Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Government & Policy Patient Engagement Telehealth With its three-pillar approach to modernization, the U.S. A recent study showed that clinical implementation of precision oncology is feasible across the across the VA health system, including rural Veterans.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

This article discusses the service provided by Health Note , which illustrates the capabilities of modern patient interaction using AI and integration with the EHR. Health Note digs into the EHR, using AI, and combines the information found with its own medical knowledge to ask the questions a doctor would normally ask during a visit.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The challenges with telehealth in elder care were the topic of a recent study by Harvard Business School. In pediatric care, Children are receivers of care, but the experience may have to be designed primarily for their parents who engage with the healthcare provider.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Not surprisingly, a study […]. According to the CDC: approximately one in five new prescriptions are never filled, and among those filled, approximately 50% are taken incorrectly, particularly with regard to timing, dosage, frequency, and duration.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 28, 2024

According to a 2023 study , some use cases could take years. Education campaigns across EMRs and providers, as well as enforcement actions by regulatory agencies can help drive the necessary adoption of FHIR across EMRs and providers. For personal health records, this may be possible.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

By Bill Siwicki | September 21, 2023 News Oracle Cerner adds generative AI to its EHR platforms The Oracle Clinical Digital Assistant tool can also respond to conversational voice prompts from. The process.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 23, 2025

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Products EMR vendor Canvas Medical launched Hyperscribe , an open source AI copilot that uses ambient audio to write clinical documentation and orders.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 18, 2024

” “We want to be the most respected EHR on the market” Can Greenway deliver on their promises? SPOILER ALERT] Sarker believes that the company would not be a position to lean into AI had they not worked first on strengthening their EHR platform and client relationships. We have launched many new products.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

A recent study in a JAMA publication, “Prevalence and Sources of Duplicate Information in the Electronic Medical Record,” helps drive discussion of bloat forward by focusing on one manifestation: the duplication of text from one patient note to another. And such a study might be hard to carry out.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. The EHR Association supports the extension , noting that the majority of hospitals have been struggling to meet these requirements.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 24, 2020

The post Case Study: One Medical Practice’s Experience Transitioning to Telemedicine first appeared on Healthcare IT Today. This, of course, was courtesy of the pandemic, which closed most offices and made delivering in-person care almost impossible While most available evidence suggests that the volume of telehealth visits […].

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 6, 2024

Patient Portals Electronic health/medical records (EHR/EMR) have increased collaboration between healthcare providers, removing data silos and improving outcomes for patients. EHRs can facilitate patient engagement and allow patients to view and update their medical records through secure patient portals.

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

Electronic health records: Telecom companies are developing and deploying electronic health record (EHR) systems, which help healthcare providers to manage patient data more effectively. We explore further with 5 Case Studies - Orange Enovacom, BT Healthcare, Verizon and Visionable, Deutsche Telekom, AT&T Business.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 12, 2023

Generative AI systems such as chatGPT produce impressive summaries of documents on the Internet, including clinical studies. Clinical studies, Hyde says, “don’t contain most of the patients you’ll see,” because potential subjects get excluded from trials due to comorbidities, pregnancy, age, or other considerations.

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MAY 2, 2023

Ayurvedic software refers to computer programs or applications designed to assist in the practice and study of Ayurveda, a traditional system of medicine that originated in India thousands of years ago. Our comprehensive software solution is designed specifically for Ayurvedic clinics.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 16, 2024

To further this discussion, let’s take a look at the study in the American Journal of Managed Care, titled “ Interventional Analytics in Skilled Nursing Facilities Associated with Reduced Readmissions ”. This study examined the 30-day risk-adjusted readmission rates in SNFs associated with Penn Medicine’s Lancaster General Hospital (LGH).

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 26, 2019

The use of telehealth services climbed dramatically over the four years between 2014 and 2018, according to new research based on healthcare claims data. To get a look at telehealth’s impact on healthcare overall, FAIR Health analyzed more than 29 billion healthcare claim records.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 17, 2022

However, if a new study is any indication, a minority of consumers understand the extent of the health data being shared, and many have […]. Over the last several years, concern has grown among healthcare professionals over the ways patient data is being used, and just as importantly, how well patients understand what those uses are.

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JUNE 14, 2018

This will allow the developers to address issues in connecting their apps to the Epic EMR. Previously, Epic wouldn’t let mobile app developers connect to its EMR until a customer requested permission on their behalf. Captology is the study of computers as persuasive technologies. After years of ambition, hype and hope.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 30, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. AWS announced the AWS HealthScribe service for building clinical applications that use generative AI and integrating them with EHRs and other systems.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 12, 2020

However, the pandemic has offered a sharp reminder that problems with patient data sharing can undercut treatment, particularly with the COVID-19 pandemic underway, a new study suggests. The study surveyed 509 managers working in frontline provider organizations […].

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

According to a study published by Hint Health earlier this year, the number of active DPC clinicians per 100,000 people increased 159% from 2017 to 2021 vs a 6% increase in the number of non-DPC primary care providers per 100,000 people over that same time period. They also acquired a DPC EHR aimed at the solo practitioner market.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Particularly since the COVID-19 hurricane has hit the healthcare system, health systems are struggling to manage and validate even basic data on providers, according to a new research study looking at the impact of such inaccuracies on operational efficiency.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The following is a guest article by Mitchell Perry, VP Compliance & Security at Access In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare IT in US healthcare frameworks, integrating electronic health records (EHRs) has become a cornerstone for providers.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 11, 2019

A recent study by the HHS Office of Inspector General suggests that Medicare ACOs coordinate care more effectively when they have the right health IT tools in place, particularly when ACO members share one EHR platform and have access to a robust HIE. Folks, I know that reading OIG reports can be about as exciting […].

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 10, 2022

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Greenway Health has launched a service called Greenway Medical Coding for its EHR clients to help relieve the administrative burden of coding and receive payments faster.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 15, 2023

Greenway’s usability team is constantly interviewing clients and running user research studies to identify opportunities to streamline workflows and ensure new features are as efficient as possible. In a recent KLAS report on clinical EHR satisfaction, system response time was listed as a top factor hindering clinician EHR satisfaction.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 20, 2021

This conclusion comes as part of a study of ambulatory EHR use in the US during the COVID-19 pandemic. To conduct the study, which […]. New research suggests that as the pandemic tails off, the volume of patient messages to physicians may remain at a significantly higher level than they had been at in the past.

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