Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)

Action items to help make the most of whichever electronic health record platform you’ve chosen.

Could distributed ledger technology offer the promise of real-time EHR updates, seamless interoperability and protection from ransomware?

The number of people seeking health information online across EU countries nearly doubled last year, compared to figures from 2008, according to research cited in a new report from the European Commission and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

With 11 hospitals validated at Stage 7 on the EMRAM, China has made great inroads with digitizing healthcare. Yu Quan, CIO at China Medical University's Shengjing Hospital, which achieved Stage 7, talks about the next steps in the country's efforts.

Black Book survey shows that some were wooed by brand names, instead of seeking core functionalities that give ROI – and wish they'd gotten more bang for their buck.

Sinai AppLab at Mount Sinai Health System in New York and UPMC Enterprises at UPMC in Pittsburgh offer tips for commercialization success.

St. Mary Medical Center brought in a consulting team to reduce length of stay and the left-without-being-seen rate in its emergency department – and it worked.

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery, the first specialty hospital to win a HIMSS Davies Award for Excellence.

A national group is being formed to start work on linking the country’s four regional clinical portals, with approval from the district health boards’ (DHBs) chief information officers.

The MasterCare EMR solution will be used by Bass Coast Health clinicians to govern the assessment and management plans of clients, along with the monitoring and measuring of on-going outcomes.