Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)

The University of Utah Health uses its Epic EHR and communications technology to reduce its sepsis mortality rate by 20% and save 40 lives annually.

Overlake Medical Center & Clinics has, among other things, embedded Washington State prescription monitoring program database access into the EHR, changed the Epic nursing workflow sheet for pain management, and revised the text in the after-visit summary regarding opioid medication.

The voice-activated technology enables patients to interact with the health system through their smart speakers, allowing them to ask for wellness information, seek referrals or look for urgent care.

Building the right technology ecosystem with advanced printing technologies can help healthcare organizations both save ‘clicks’ for providers and improve care delivery.

The new network, beginning with a pilot focused on cardiovascular disease, aims to help researchers in life sciences, pharmaceuticals and healthcare have easier access to aggregated data.

The eight vendors selected have been evaluated against key criteria by experts from national, regional and local bodies.

The alliance, which includes UPMC, University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University, will work with Amazon to better harness data for diagnosis, treatment and prevention.

A £1.8 billion (€2 billion) cash boost to upgrade outdated NHS facilities and equipment has been pledged by new Prime Minister, Boris Johnson.

A Pharmaceutical Society of Australia report finds that real-time prescription monitoring, electronic prescriptions and pharmacist input into the country’s My Health Record electronic health record system are among the top areas where investments are needed.