Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)

Association says the update is more global in scope and fit specifically for the healthcare ecosystem. 

The industry must put patients at the center, use standards like HL7 FHIR and get the entire ecosystem working together, say Kari Hedges, SVP at Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, and Laurent Rotival, SVP at Cambia Health Solutions.

SA Health, the public health agency of South Australia, has made improvements to its troubled electronic medical record (EMR) system, in an attempt to lay the foundation for progressive implementation of new features and functionality.

SA Health has made improvements to its troubled electronic medical record (EMR) system, in an attempt to lay the foundation for progressive implementation of new features and functionality.

The CEO of the Alliance for Better Health and former deputy national coordinator talks EHR and interoperability challenges, the need for ROI, physicians' changing roles and why "social determinants" might not be the right term.

Using the Massachusetts Prescription Awareness Tool will create better access to prescription data for clinicians at Partners.  

Mental health records at the Black Dog Institute’s clinical services arm will soon go digital.

Analysts see a best-of-breed strategy finding favor, with companies such as Xenex, Ecolab and VigiLanz preferred over Epic and Cerner for their innovative approaches to patient safety surveillance.

Eastern Health has rolled out a new trial across its Box Hill Hospital to help patients better manage their medication after they leave hospital.

Surescripts’ product allows doctors to tell the patient at the point of care the price of prescriptions along with alternatives, says CEO Tom Skelton.