Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)

Billing time at Mountain Laurel Medical Center dropped by 19%, going from 4.2 days down to 3.4 days. Collections increased by 20%. Analytics helped with tracking value-based contracts and optimizing workflows. And no one is working 80-hour weeks anymore.

Also, the Victorian government has announced over $280 million in funding to make its virtual emergency department permanent.

CliniComp's electronic health record leverages intrinsic artificial intelligence to improve clinical workflows and increase speed to billing and collections, says Sandra Johnson, the company's SVP of client services.

Deloitte researchers say IoT technologies could make for more agile health systems and better patient outcomes – if challenges to more widespread adoption can be resolved.

Participating in HIMSS' Immunization Integration Program demonstrated how Office Practicum's EHR enables pediatricians to more effectively manage and integrate vaccine data, say the company's Chris Gibson and Dr. Rich Szabo.

It is set to try out the technology with the National University Hospital and Tan Tock Seng Hospital. 

Developed at the IU Indianapolis School of Dentistry and Regenstrief Institute, an NIH grant could help expand the application, which links dentists with regional health information exchanges, enabling them to view their patients' medical histories.

More than half of nurses say they experience burnout most days, a new survey shows, with 61% planning to change jobs or departments, seek a hybrid position, work as travelers or make other career changes.

Also, Western Australia has expanded access to its virtual emergency department.