Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)
The class action lawsuit filed Thursday by the estate of a cancer patient, claimed he was unable to determine when cancer symptoms began due to the EHR vendor’s faulty software.
Experts point to ONC’s own challenge as evidence that algorithms are a more effective approach to the patient record matching problem.
The VistA replacement will be built off the MHS Genesis work already in progress for the Defense Department.
When the thrill of electronic health record implementation is over, hospital and IT execs are left to wonder: We are live on the EHR, so now what?
While EHRs and data security get all the attention, there are more immediate opportunities for the digital ledger technology.
And that frustration could mean they fall short of payment incentive goals, SA Ignite says.
The EHR system provider says it will stop litigation if the VA agrees to let a skilled IT professional assess whether its platform is indeed cheaper, faster and better than Cerner.
Called MaaS, the new web-based electronic health record enables small hospitals to be up and running with the technology within six months, the company says.
At the AMA’s interim meeting over the weekend, David Barbe, MD, told group members that AMA is making progress to improve the usability of EHRs, mobile devices and interoperability.
The system boosted its overall rating by more than 15 points in just one quarter.