EHR Implementation

Digital Health Tools Boost Care Quality, Reduce Provider Burden

February 7, 2020 - More physicians than ever before are recognizing digital health tools as an advantage for driving efficiency and safety in healthcare while also reducing provider burden, according to a recent study from the American Medical Association (AMA). The AMA first evaluated health technology integration into clinical practices back in 2016. Since then,...

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DoD EHR Update Requires Mapping, Testing of Health IT Infrastructure

by Fred Donovan

The health IT infrastructure needs to be fully mapped and tested to ensure it can support the new electronic health record (EHR) system the Department of Defense (DoD) is implementing, testified Jon...

MHS GENESIS Eases Sharing of Medical Images Between DoD Facilities

by Fred Donovan

While not scheduled for full implementation until 2023, the Department of Defense's (DoD) new Cerner electronic health record, MHS GENESIS, is already improving the sharing of medical images...

DoJ Slaps $250K Fine on Coffey Health for Lying about EHR Security

by Fred Donovan

The Department of Justice (DoJ) is fining Kansas-based Coffey Health System $250,000 for lying about its EHR security to get Medicare and Medicaid incentive payments. In its lawsuit, DoJ...

Byrne Says Aging Health IT Infrastructure Complicates VA EHR Rollout

by Fred Donovan

James Byrne, acting deputy secretary at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), told a Senate panel that the aging health IT infrastructure at VA facilities might complicate implementation of his...

Lawmakers Blast DoD Officials Over EHR Implementation Delays

by Fred Donovan

Lawmakers blasted Department of Defense (DoD) officials over delays in the deployment and integration of its new electronic health record (EHR) system, during a May 1 hearing of the House...

VA’s IT Management Lapses Could Jeopardize EHR Modernization

by Fred Donovan

The Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) history of IT management problems could jeopardize its $10 billion EHR modernization program, warned Carol Harris, director of IT management at the...

Lawmaker Calls VA EHR Modernization Cost, Timeline ‘Outrageous’

by Fred Donovan

Rep. Will Hurd (R-TX) said the $10 billion price tag and the 10-year timeline for implementation of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ EHR modernization program...

Senator Criticizes Cuts to VA Health IT Infrastructure Budget

by Fred Donovan

Proposed budget cuts to IT projects could undercut healthcare IT infrastructure modernization requirements of the Department of Veterans Affairs, a key senator is warning. In a Jan. 11 letter...

New Technologies Require Solid Health IT Infrastructure

by Elizabeth O'Dowd

The healthcare IT solutions market is projected to reach $228.79 billion by 2020 and lead to significant changes to the industry’s IT infrastructure.  Research firm MarketsandMarkets...

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