Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)

A three-year study on a large mid-Atlantic hospital found that the laboratory department was hit the hardest during downtime, with patient identification as the largest challenge.

A wave of consolidation is coming, industry analysts say, and leading electronic health records platforms will emerge as more appealing to hospitals than standalone options.

Electronic prescribing of controlled substances was up 256 percent in 2016, company says.

Government has shown itself as on-again, off-again on some of its IT projects.

With the massive DoD EHR modernization project still getting off the ground, the company scoops up a complementary contract for the VA that may dwarf it in size.

USCG ranked interoperability with DoD and VA as a priority while Cerner, meanwhile, has been testing its software on submarines.

Getting meaningful use and even CMS out of the way will pave the road for hospitals to find innovative new business models that are quickly becoming critical to the grand vision, hospital CIO, consultant say.

Seamless interoperability with MHS Genesis will enable development of better treatment plans between VA and DoD physicians – and could help prevent veterans' suicides, which Shulkin says is his "top clinical priority."

EHRs are essentially multi-million dollar products that capture data, but what hospitals really need is decision support information that reduces the possibility of physician errors to improve patient safety, expert says.

After weeks of speculation about where the agency will land, The U.S Department of Veterans Affairs has chosen Cerner to replace its ailing VistA electronic health record. For many, including Black Book, the news wasn't a surprise. Many expected them to choose Cerner since the vendor is already working on modernizing the health record for the U.S. Department of Defense. But others thought the VA had a real chance to advance interoperability had it chosen a different off-the-shelf product. [Also: VA picks Cerner to replace VistA; Trump says EHR will fix agency's data sharing 'once and for all'] So, what do you think about the deal? Answer our anonymous poll below: Loading... Twitter: @HenryPowderly Contact the author: henry.powderly@himssmedia.com