Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)

Congress says it will conduct more rigorous oversight amid concerns about the project’s cost and alignment with the defense department’s electronic health record roll-out.

Emergency and stroke patients are still being diverted to ensure patients receive the best possible care, but the Missouri health system remains fully operational thanks to its prepared incident response plan.

As part of the deal, Cerner will own a minority stake in the health plan and the two companies will co-create Maestro Advantage, billed as a tool to help health systems manage the demands of Medicare Advantage.

This month’s look at the tech projects your competitors are undertaking right now and other interesting moves in the EHR realm.

It has seen a 21 percent decrease in missed doses, a 66 percent reduction in wasted doses and zero reportable adverse events in the past 11 months.

Tech initiative enables hospitals across the Carolinas to build apps that merge patient records.

In combination with the Epic MyChart app, patients can now access lab results, meds, vitals and more.

Healthpoint, its hospital in Abu Dhabi, hopes the new technology will help it advance from Stage 6 to Stage 7 on the HIMSS Analytics EMR Adoption Model.

It's the second such collaboration, using real-world clinical data to track device performance, following the health system's 2017 agreement with Medtronic.

Kimberly Carrosino, senior director of identity and access management at Providence Health and Services, says hiring a partner to manage identities within healthcare systems can reduce costs, improve compliance and automate certain workflows.