Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)

It’s pivotal for organizations to institute an ongoing program that promotes a state of continuous improvement, keeping pace with new functionality, one HIMSS19 speaker says.

Candidates for the role should be able to share electronic health record best practices with DoD, oversee change management and training efforts and monitor budgets, officials say.

Common usability challenges can also contribute to medical errors, the organization said.

Even as EHR vendor-driven networks gain maturity and scope, older and more traditional health information exchanges still have a lot of critical value to bring to the table, one expert says.

In December 2018, Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce announced plans to put medical-related fees, including drugs, supplies and service charges, on the price control list of the government’s central committee on prices of goods and services.

As the EHR giant looks to trim its workforce with buyouts, a company spokesperson suggested that further cuts may be necessary.

The first employee of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT is taking a new role in a different federal unit.

Cloud-based EHR vendor showing its information search engine, virtual scribe and voice assistant that CEO Girish Navani said are built to help providers save time at the point of care.

These are two trends the electronic health record giant will be discussing with attendees at HIMSS19 in Orlando.

How two of today’s biggest health IT trends are driving cultural changes: Big Data and new care delivery models.