Category: Analytics

Facing several different challenges—including a massive shift towards ambulatory care volume; the ongoing consolidation of the EHR; and above all, the juggernaut-like advance of the Verona, Wis.-based Epic Systems corporation in grabbing the lion’s share of new EHR contracts, Cerner has managed to stay toe-to-toe with Epic. When Cerner was founded 35 years ago by…

Tracking patient data through any kind of integrated system is hard enough; doing it when those patients are homeless only amplifies the problem. One organization that provides care to the homeless is using HCI’s Most Interesting Vendor Greenway Health’s EHR, to combat this problem for its population health initiative. Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless…

So, you dropped a huge chunk of change on a new IT system. Now you are frustrated and have buyer’s regret. The “installation requirements” are very complex. And although you just bought it, the system already needs to be updated. It only seems to run one application – “EHR version 1.0,” but you want to…

James “Jamey” Thaw, the CEO of Athens (Ga.) Regional Health Systems is resigning from his position, in large part, because of a botched implementation of the organization’s Cerner electronic health record (EHR) system, local media outlets report. James “Jamey” Thaw, the CEO of Athens (Ga.) Regional Health Systems is resigning from his position, in large…

Big data will not reduce costs or improve care unless the industry overcomes challenges around standards and methods, according to a NEHI report. read more …read more    

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will allow providers to meet Stage 1 or Stage 2 meaningful use with any combination of Certified EHR Technology (CEHRT) regardless of which requirements the provider is scheduled to meet in 2014. CMS Proposed Rule Creates New MU Pathways in 2014 Key Takeaway: The Centers for Medicare…

Vermont residents displayed a strong awareness of electronic health records (EHRs) and health information exchange (HIE), proving comfortable with their health information being shared electronically, according to a recent survey from Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL), the state’s exclusive HIE. Vermont residents displayed a strong awareness of electronic health records (EHRs) and health information exchange…

Hospitals tend to use a common sequence when adopting electronic health records functions, but Meaningful Use is changing that sequence, which could impact patient care, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. read more …read more    

Other industries have been far more successful than healthcare in mashing together big datasets to learn more about their customers. The prospect raises myriad possibilities, according to a Viewpoint article in JAMA. read more …read more    

Elderly people with functional impairments or chronic illness may have trouble accessing and utilizing their electronic health records online, says a new research study. Elderly people with functional impairments or chronic illness may have trouble accessing and utilizing their electronic health records online, says a new research study. The study looked at responses from the…