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Emerging technologies will start to gain some firmer footing in the year ahead, moving out of pilot testing and into production environments.
The VistA replacement will be built off the MHS Genesis work already in progress for the Defense Department.
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.
Marin General saw a 50 percent reduction in system vulnerabilities just by building a system designed for its users.
By weeding out low-priority messages and training clinicians how to optimize their inboxes, hospitals have helped enable more face time for quality care.
GE Healthcare, Carestream and Agfa lead mindshare for international deployments, but not all customers are satisfied, says KLAS.
M*Modal’s Gilan El Saadawi is working on an AI-driven virtual assistant to better capture clinical documentation.
Solving interoperability problems for some hospitals has involved EHR go-live projects that align with strategic planning to find solutions – and spending money where the priorities are.
In fact, execs say automated systems are a requirement for survival in the rural healthcare market these days.
Developing sound data models is challenging enough, but operationalizing them can be even trickier.