Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)

The cloud is ready for healthcare, so expect healthcare organizations to be moving their data centers from on-premises to the cloud, says James Millington, director of Healthcare Industry Marketing at VMware.

The COVID-19 pandemic shifted IT resources away from regular EHR upgrades at many provider organizations. Douglas Herr, VP of EHR services at DeliverHealth, offers advice for CIOs who are behind with their EHRs.

This week's top stories include a consumer safety group warning parents to stop using Peloton Tread+ after reports of child injuries and death, nurses giving EHR usability an "F" and HHS vowing to tackle racism as a serious public health threat.

The right technology applications can turn the COVID-19 vaccination program into a game-changer for the healthcare industry.

The CMIO discusses a safety initiative he devised that integrated NLP with EHR work queues – helping review and track clinical notes to ensure radiology reports are capturing incidental findings that could impact patient outcomes.

Justin Diehl, VP of Epic services at CereCore, describes the challenges of operating multiple EHR systems and offers best practices to jump the hurdles.

The IT leader discusses how Penn State has managed population health during COVID-19 with help from EHR tweaks, telehealth, data sharing via CommonWell and more, and highlights things healthcare can learn from other industries.

This week's top stories include AstraZeneca being questioned over outdated information in its vaccine trials, Everlywell acquiring PWNHealth, and reports of problems with the VA's new Cerner EHR system.

The chief information officer shares how LifeBridge Health has adapted its EHR and IT systems for complex COVID-19 vaccine scheduling and administration – and how it plans to capitalize on shifting provider-consumer paradigms.

Prescriptive analytics can help providers lower their risk in value-based contracts, says Gray Matter Analytics CEO Sheila Talton.