Electronic Health Records

New EHR has slowness issues and workflow delays that are causing longer patient wait times, a Banner spokesperson said.

Engagement and documentation key to the medical center’s success, group says.

Hospitals and health systems want to consolidate their various cardiology IT solutions, according to a new report from KLAS, but challenges related to clinician workflow and the ability to consolidate structured reporting with a single vendor have hindered such initiatives.

By redesigning IT processes with help from Citrix and close input from clinicians, the health system is driving efficiency, bolstering security and boosting morale.

The full value of FHIR is still years in the making, says one expert.

Providers in other countries have similar challenges and priorities to the U.S., but there are some differences as well.

The class action lawsuit filed Thursday by the estate of a cancer patient, claimed he was unable to determine when cancer symptoms began due to the EHR vendor’s faulty software.

Experts point to ONC’s own challenge as evidence that algorithms are a more effective approach to the patient record matching problem.

The VistA replacement will be built off the MHS Genesis work already in progress for the Defense Department.

When the thrill of electronic health record implementation is over, hospital and IT execs are left to wonder: We are live on the EHR, so now what?