Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)

Clinicians at dozens of Defense Department, Coast Guard and Veterans Affairs sites were unable to update medical records for hours this past Wednesday.

Experts say preparedness is stymied by funding gaps and complexity, according to Brussels-based Frieda Klotz.

The five locations in the Sunshine State are slated to open throughout April and June, with at least four additional centers to follow in the Jacksonville, Orlando and Tampa areas. 

Its interface engine will help power data exchange for the new SaaS offering, which can provide access to Epic for independent physicians and medical groups.

The report makes 185 recommendations on the use of data for research and analysis.

VA program executive director Dr. Terry Adirim; Bill Tinston, director of FEHRM; and Holly Joers, DOD program executive officer, talk about federal health IT evolution due to the pandemic and the EHR modernization initiative.

The EHR integration will streamline clinicians' ability to order Guardant cancer tests and access results within Epic workflows.

University of Utah Health, Regenstrief Institute and Hitachi this past week announced the development of a new artificial intelligence approach that could help improve treatment for patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus.

It is the first private hospital in Dubai to receive the validation.