Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)

Facilities earn the designation by using technology to optimize patient care, including EHRs, HIE, analytics, clinical decision support and more.

A confluence of efforts from policymakers and tech companies – EHR vendors and consumer giants alike – have set the stage for HL7's interoperability standard to have a breakout year.

APIs are a great start, but so much more goes into building an app and winning customers.

Artesia General Hospital stays focused on building partnerships where it can, optimizing its EHR and enhancing patient and physician experience.

Athenahealth has received multiple bids, according to CNBC. The prices, reportedly at $131 per share are below a previous cash bid for the healthcare software firm in an unsolicited move by Paul Singer’s Elliott Management. WHY IT MATTERS Hospital CIOs and CFOs that are either already subscribing to athenahealth’s cloud-based EHR or practice management services or considering switching to a new cloud vendor need to know where the company stands. Will it be bought by another EHR maker or taken over by activist investors looking to break it up to make a profit? Or another fate altogether? Those questions will remain unanswered until athenahealth is either acquired or the board makes up its mind to remain independent. THE TREND CNBC’s report was based on anonymous sources and did not name which companies might be among the multiple bidders. Earlier this month, however, Healthcare IT News reported that activist investor Elliott Management was putting the brakes on its takeover bid, just two weeks after speculation arose that Elliott might be athenahealth’s best suitor with potential acquirer’s Cerner and UnitedHealth not interested. Elliott Management already owns 9 percent of athenahealth’s stock and offered as much as $7 billion in a buyout offer earlier this year. In June, CEO Jonathan Bush stepped down following reports of sexual misconduct and domestic abuse. Twitter: @SusanJMorse Email the writer: susan.morse@himssmedia.com

Veterans Affairs selected the Veterans Integrated Service Network 20 in the Pacific Northwest for the initial pilot site, VA Secretary Robert Wilkie said at the “State of the VA” hearing.

Automation, customization and – above all – an ability to show value and ROI are must-haves for hospitals looking to make promising tech take root.

Mobile, Alabama-based Springhill Medical Center keeps a focus on physician and patient engagement as it works to drive process improvements and stay competitive.

Is your organization capturing data in a way that is truly actionable for providers?

The right strategy can help hospitals preserve historical data—as well as provider trust and patient satisfaction.