Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)

Amy Tucker of Advocate Health's Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute explains what it takes to move to a scalable platform that improves clinical administration and patient care.

Beset by challenges on many fronts, small and rural health organizations are harnessing new technologies to improve care delivery and keep their doors open.

Experts advise healthcare organizations to ask: "Who will be accountable for decisions influenced by artificial intelligence – the clinician, department, vendor or hospital? And what will be needed to defend AI-influenced decisions?"

The Health Information Law will start requiring providers to share information, such as vaccinations, medications, and laboratory results, to the NEHR system from early 2027.

The private provider says the incident in July involved unauthorised access to an admin server, with no impact on clinical systems.

OCHIN, Reid Health, Trinity Health and UMass Memorial Health join the electronic health record vendor in a new federal lawsuit alleging improper access and monetization of 300,000 patient medical records.

ASTP/ONC's draft rulemaking, known as HTI-5, aims to reduce compliance complexities. But some industry experts say seemingly welcome changes do not align with data exchange and security realities.

Clinical informatics leaders at HIMSS26 will highlight some governance strategies and implementation best practices that could help ensure these in-demand AI charting tools are delivering value for clinicians and other stakeholders.

Gold Coast Health is the first in Queensland to pilot this concept, initially supporting collaboration between local GPs and developmental paediatricians.