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Sharing medical information between EHRs: 4 different approaches

KevinMD

OCTOBER 13, 2021

It has been a central goal of Health and Human Services (HHS) to at first encourage and later mandate sharing clinical data across multiple electronic health records. Sharing medical information between EHRs: 4 different approaches originally appeared in KevinMD.com. Unfortunately, progress has been slow. Read more….

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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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Why blockchain technology might replace today’s EHRs

KevinMD

APRIL 24, 2018

Physicians have a love-hate relationship with the electronic health record (EHR). And on the other, today's EHR systems are cumbersome, clunky and slow physicians down. Indeed, there's much to love and much to hate about today's EHRs, alongside a variety of ways to address the problems they create.

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When an EHR is hacked by Russians

KevinMD

AUGUST 10, 2019

In 2012 our practice invested $300,000 into building computer infrastructure and the purchase of a brand-spanking-new electronic health record, commonly referred to as an EHR. The mandate for this purchase was brought forth from the federal government with the intent to improve overall health care communication.

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How the EHR is like a growing blob

KevinMD

JUNE 11, 2022

How the EHR is like a growing blob originally appeared in KevinMD.com. Finally, after three years, we will get the next installment of Stranger Things and another round of monsters, friendships, and 80s memories. For those of us Gen X-ers who grew up when all that retro fashion and music wasn’t retro, it’s. Read more….

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It’s time to evolve how we measure the success of EHRs to make us healthier

KevinMD

JANUARY 6, 2024

We’ve known for the last decade that electronic health records (EHRs) have a significant impact on physicians’ ability to deliver high-value care.

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From electric fish to smart device EHRs: the mind-blowing evolution of health care technology

KevinMD

AUGUST 31, 2021

This system is still as common in health care settings. From electric fish to smart device EHRs: the mind-blowing evolution of health care technology originally appeared in KevinMD.com. Read more….

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From handwritten notes to digital solutions: a journey in health IT

KevinMD

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The journey of electronic health records (EHRs) mirrors my own professional transformation. Relying on manual notes was frustrating and inefficient, so I jumped at the Read more… From handwritten notes to digital solutions: a journey in health IT originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Voice to text solutions could turn EHR-burdened medical professionals into doctors again

KevinMD

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Just imagine the following: your assistant invites in Ms. Nichols, who has a migraine, a bad cough, and feels nauseated. You sit down, start talking about the symptoms, see her throat, measure her temperature, pulse rate, inquire more about the headache. In the end, you set up a diagnosis, you write a prescription for some […].

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EHRs are killing medical innovation

KevinMD

OCTOBER 19, 2018

To paraphrase Bill Gates: "The purpose of humanity is not just to sit behind a counter and do things. More free time is not a terrible thing." I have innovated. I developed a mutation assay. I discovered that vacuum ultraviolet light from excimer lasers is safe to use on human tissue.

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New primary care decision support tools make offloading below-license tasks from the EHR more important than ever

KevinMD

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Clinical decision support tools in the EHR are gaining momentum. In the late 1800s, the telephone created unexpected challenges in medical practice at its inception; it brought Read more… New primary care decision support tools make offloading below-license tasks from the EHR more important than ever originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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How an AI bot transformed my EHR experience

KevinMD

MARCH 19, 2022

How an AI bot transformed my EHR experience originally appeared in KevinMD.com. I was ecstatic to be part of the generation that entered the computer age in medicine. The first day I opened a chart on a pull-down menu within a pixelated screen I felt like I was ushering in the future. Read more….

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Physicians are drowning in electronic information

KevinMD

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

The administrative burden of medicine significantly contributes to physician and clinician burnout, electronic health systems, or EHR system design and workflow as a lead culprit. As such, recent EHR technology innovation tactics have focused on automating components of data entry and documentation.

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ONC's HTI-2 proposed rule 'big step forward' for interoperability, health IT experts say, but EHR vendors concerned about timelines

FierceHealthIT

JULY 12, 2024

ONC's HTI-2 proposed rule 'big step forward' for interoperability, health IT experts say, but EHR vendors concerned about timelines hlandi Fri, 07/12/2024 - 14:43

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How to recover from a bad electronic health records implementation

KevinMD

AUGUST 4, 2021

Is your health care organization reeling from a bad EHR implementation? There have been rumblings from hospital leadership and congressional committees about the Veterans Administration (VA) Hospitals’ implementation of the Cerner Corporation electronic health record (EHR) replacing the VistA EHR.

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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? Patients can thus share their wearables data using supported interfaces, thus enhancing the 360-degree view of their health records.

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What if AI focused on respecting the craft of medicine?

KevinMD

JUNE 30, 2024

Health care technology has a long history of getting it wrong. The electronic health record (EHR) boom of the late 2000s was a remarkable transformation — taking our sector from paper charts to computers in a matter of just a few years.

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I didn’t become a physician to do data entry

KevinMD

AUGUST 18, 2018

The trouble began when I needed to open the electronic health record (EHR) system for the tenth time that day. EHRs have significantly changed the way we practice medicine.

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How technology ruined, and can save, the doctor-patient relationship

KevinMD

JULY 16, 2019

Topping the latest list: insurance paperwork, followed closely by electronic health records (EHRs). Insurers and EHRs get between doctors and their patients. Each year, Medical Economics surveys physician readers to find out what irks them most. The reason is the same for both. Doctors sit behind a screen, focused […].

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How EMR alert fatigue overwhelms physicians

KevinMD

JANUARY 25, 2019

As a hospitalist, like most in health care, I am afflicted by the slow march of thousands of mouse clicks on the electronic health record (EHR) every day I work. But after starting a new job and learning a new EHR, I have become painfully aware of the volume of alerts that pop up when […].

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What to expect in Asia-Pacific health IT in 2025?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 8, 2025

How could digital health transformations proceed in the new year? Healthcare IT News sought predictions from and expectations of healthcare providers and technology vendors in APAC for health IT this 2025. Which trend in health technology in your country will you see continuing in 2025?

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Doctors should start watching more science fiction. Here’s why.

KevinMD

DECEMBER 12, 2017

I often say that electronic health records (EHRs) is like Skynet in the Terminator. We practice in a time when EHR confounds us by freezing, crashing and chaining us continuously to our work, as we spend evenings and weekends on documentation.

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2022 will require augmented intelligence, IoT and wearables data, and info outside EHRs

Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Three experts from AI, analytics and population health IT vendor Health Catalyst share their predictions, which can help CIOs and other health leaders prepare for the year ahead.

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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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Sharing medical records won’t work

KevinMD

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Central to this goal is the implementation of fast health care interoperability resources (FHIR). FHIR allows one EHR to directly query and pull information from another EHR, and is based on the belief that medical charts […]. Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com.

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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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A Look at Sunoh’s Ambient Clinical Voice Solutions Including New EHR Integrations

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 13, 2024

We haven’t seen this much universal interest in a health IT product since the government offered $36 billion in stimulus money for EHR software. Plus, we dive into the important topic of EHR integration. In this interview, Sunoh notes that available APIs with Oracle Health (Cerner) are also integrated.

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This Week’s Health IT Jobs

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 27, 2024

While we happily helped many health IT professionals find jobs and healthcare organizations fill their health IT positions, our focus has definitely moved from growing the job board to the content, podcasts, and videos we have been doing on Healthcare IT Today. That doesn’t require a health IT specific job board.

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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) ? Andrew Hines, Chief Technology Officer at Canvas Medical While managing large volumes of electronic health records, it’s critical to keep patient data safe and secure.

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Electronic health records cannot replace a doctor who knows you

KevinMD

JULY 1, 2019

The introduction of electronic health records (EHRs) was accompanied by a great deal of fanfare. It was also claimed that they would make it easier for doctors and other health professionals […].

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Horizon Health gains operational ROI from EHR and telehealth integration

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 3, 2023

"As a result, we needed to implement a more integrated telehealth solution that streamlined staff workflows and simplified the patient experience," explained Jake Haacker, CIO at Horizon Health Services. MARKETPLACE There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today.

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Oracle Health Raises the Bar on their EHR

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

At the 2024 Oracle Health Summit in Nashville, TN, the company unveiled its next-generation EHR. It is too early to tell how the new EHR will be received by customers, but it has already helped the company overcome one of its challenges. The new EHR has energized the Oracle Health team.

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This Week’s Health IT Jobs – April 10, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 10, 2024

Let us take that stress away by finding a mix of great health IT jobs for you! We hope you enjoy this look at some of the health IT jobs we saw healthcare organizations trying to fill this week. Do you have an open health IT position that you are looking to fill?

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This Week’s Health IT Jobs – June 5, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 5, 2024

Let us take that stress away by finding a mix of great health IT jobs for you! We hope you enjoy this look at some of the health IT jobs we saw healthcare organizations trying to fill this week. Do you have an open health IT position that you are looking to fill?

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

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 7, 2024

Electronic health record (EHR) systems have drastically reduced the need for physical records, and they have been a critical part of healthcare operations for decades. This article will explore how digital records have improved the quality of patient care and the ways in which EHRs are continuing to evolve. hospital beds.

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

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 6, 2024

Electronic Health Records (EHRs) were designed to streamline operations and improve coordination across healthcare systems. And while EHRs have largely benefited the organizations that have adopted them, data accuracy is still a point of concern. Data entry is still fraught with human error.

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The secret to making AI work for physicians

KevinMD

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

If you are a physician or know a physician or have ever visited one, chances are you have probably heard them complain about technology in health care. More to the point, they are likely to be complaining about the one piece of technology that affects their lives minute-to-minute: the electronic health record (EHR).

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HIMSSCast: A pro checks in on the status of the health IT stock market

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 2, 2024

Fortunately, there are pros who specialize in the health IT market. Vagefi offers his views on why there don't seem to be as many health IT stocks as there used to be. He discusses private health IT companies, and if HIT is more of a private company industry. Those are three huge electronic health records companies.

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This Week’s Health IT Jobs – April 24, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 24, 2024

Let us take that stress away by finding a mix of great health IT jobs for you! We hope you enjoy this look at some of the health IT jobs we saw healthcare organizations trying to fill this week. Do you have an open health IT position that you are looking to fill?

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Oracle Health integrates generative AI, voice tech into EHR system to automate medical note-taking

FierceHealthIT

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Software giant Oracle has integrated generative AI services into its Cerner electronic medical record system as health IT companies race to harness this cutting-edge tech for providers. The use of AI will help reduce physician "pajama time," Oracle executives said Tuesday.

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

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Let us take that stress away by finding a mix of great health IT jobs for you! We hope you enjoy this look at some of the health IT jobs we saw healthcare organizations trying to fill this week. If none of these jobs fit your needs, be sure to check out our previous health IT job listings.

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Health IT Trends that Deserve More Attention

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

But in a time when our industry is facing high staff overtime and burnout, there’s simply no way that we can be aware of everything happening in health IT. What should be trending right now in health IT? So what trend isn’t being talked about enough? The following is what they had to share with us.

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The myth of physician resistance

KevinMD

MARCH 21, 2022

When I was studying health care informatics, I learned about physician resistance. The idea is that physicians are uniquely resistant to EHRs and health care information technology (HIT) apps. I’m an RN and clinical informaticist. Read more….

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Ten Forces Shaping Health Care in 2021: A View from CVS Health

Health Populi

MARCH 9, 2021

The company published the Health Trends Report 2021 today, calling out ten forces shaping health care this year. The EHR Hits Its Stride. The Mental Health Shadow of COVID-19. Data makes health care smarter in 2021, especially for chronic conditions. Those themes are, The Year of the Pharmacist.

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It’s time to evolve how we measure the success of EHRs to make us healthier

From electric fish to smart device EHRs: the mind-blowing evolution of health care technology

From handwritten notes to digital solutions: a journey in health IT

Voice to text solutions could turn EHR-burdened medical professionals into doctors again

EHRs are killing medical innovation

New primary care decision support tools make offloading below-license tasks from the EHR more important than ever

How an AI bot transformed my EHR experience

Physicians are drowning in electronic information

ONC's HTI-2 proposed rule 'big step forward' for interoperability, health IT experts say, but EHR vendors concerned about timelines

How to recover from a bad electronic health records implementation

EHR Innovations That Should Be Happening But Aren’t

What if AI focused on respecting the craft of medicine?

I didn’t become a physician to do data entry

How technology ruined, and can save, the doctor-patient relationship

How EMR alert fatigue overwhelms physicians

What to expect in Asia-Pacific health IT in 2025?

Doctors should start watching more science fiction. Here’s why.

2022 will require augmented intelligence, IoT and wearables data, and info outside EHRs

Best Practices for Training During EHR Implementation

Sharing medical records won’t work

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

A Look at Sunoh’s Ambient Clinical Voice Solutions Including New EHR Integrations

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

Electronic health records cannot replace a doctor who knows you

Horizon Health gains operational ROI from EHR and telehealth integration

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Oracle Health integrates generative AI, voice tech into EHR system to automate medical note-taking

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