Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)

The technology can be used to foster interoperability but there are some key questions that need to be answered first, including ones about privacy and security, says Pew's HIT project director Ben Moscovitch.

Experts from across health IT, including members of the HL7 board and advisory council, say the new standard can do big things for data exchange, but it's not a cure-all.

The VEVA tool has helped improve caregiver productivity and efficiency – and providers appreciate that it reduces the number of clicks per query.

The eHealth Network’s drive to enable cross-border prescription and patient summary sharing has stepped up a level as Croatia joins Finland, Estonia, Luxembourg and Czechia in the first tranche of participants.

Duke University Health System Chief Analytics Officer Stephen Blackwelder details how IT funnels various data sources such as EHRs and claims data into a treasure trove researchers can analyze.

The DoD is deploying a new network built with cybersecurity in mind, using a risk management framework, and undergoing regular white hat assessments, says Program Executive Officer Stacy Cummings.

Analytics are helping providers better understand and provide care for their patient populations.

A quick look back at the competing specs for clinical coding and data exchange gives a glimpse of the some of the challenges still ongoing today.

Hospitals and health systems are seeing their clinical and operational processes reshaped by the same forces as the rest of the economy, says Deloitte: AI and robotics, automation, virtualization, the 'gig economy' and more.

Four experts from Cerner, DrChrono, CTG and Chilmark Research offer healthcare CIOs and other executives and health IT workers crucial advice for successfully getting electronic health records up and running.