Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)

The agency recently announced a revised schedule for continued deployment of its Cerner electronic health record. The new plan has been a long time coming.

Health is in the throes of some of the most significant changes as systems reel from a variety of rapidly changing environments. Dr Charles Alessi, Chief Clinical Officer at HIMSS, explores lessons learned, as we look cautiously to a better 2022.

The funding is part of 10-year vision to reform the sector in England. 

Security, availability, and performance will help tame the increasing volume and complexity of clinical, financial and operational data.

The functionality is currently available for beta testing with some customers, allowing them to join scheduled sessions by clicking a link within a patient's chart.

Huntington Hospital notified about 13,000 patients after a now-former employee improperly accessed records without authorization.

HIMSS has awarded the Saudi Arabian hospital with the highest level of validation for digital maturity.

SNOMED International says it will create and release an openly available International Patient Summary sub-ontology in the first half of 2022, aimed at promoting cross-border information sharing.

The Austrian Institute of Technology and Boehringer Ingelheim RCV, are among the partners to join forces to establish a new network for digital health startups and innovation in the heart of Europe.

Researchers note that providers have raised concerns about alert fatigue from artificial intelligence-enabled sepsis models.