Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)
Kiosk maker CTS Healthcare Services will start targeting mid-size and smaller provider organizations when it introduces at HIMSS16 new middleware dubbed Kwerk.
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IT support is emerging as a key factor in hospital satisfaction and many trends will shape these relationships, report says.
Healthcare economist Jane Sarasohn-Kahn is delighted that the patient component of the healthcare information technology is finally coming of age.
Open-source technology will offer flexibility and cost-efficiencies, officials say.
The hospital was also the first pediatric facility to achieve Stage 7 for its EHR use, the pinnacle on HIMSS Analytics Scale.
The software vendor intends to showcase two apps it is working on as part of the massive modernization contract.
TrakCare to provide clinical functionality, decision support, patient portal.
Electronic health records trim odds of hospital-acquired infections, other adverse events, AHRQ says
A recent study funded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality suggests that patients with fully electronic health records experienced fewer adverse events such as hospital-acquired infections.
Electronic health records are typically touted as providing two primary and vital services: readily accessible patient records and protection against contraindicated medications. But Intermountain Healthcare is benefiting from a growing and transformative versatility in the application of its EHRs.