Electronic Health Records (EHR) news and information

There has been a lot of complaining lately about the lack of interoperability in healthcare information technology and how the inability of computers to communicate with each other impedes organizing population health-improvement systems. But two Southern California organizations that just...
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Someone gained unauthorized access to records of up to 1,800 people who were patients at UnityPoint Health hospitals, the company said today. West Des Moines-based UnityPoint, which used to be called Iowa Health System, operates hospitals and clinics throughout Iowa and in parts of Illinois.
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As healthcare providers work to adopt electronic health records and achieve Stage 2 meaningful-use standards, most Americans are confused and concerned about the transition from paper to digital, according to a survey by Xerox.
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A key function of the electronic health-record incentive payment program was shut down Tuesday along with much of the federal government due to the failure of Congress to pass a continuing spending resolution.
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Intermountain Healthcare has signed a deal to adopt Cerner's clinical and financial healthcare information technology software systems across its entire network of 22 hospitals and 185 clinics. Terms of the contract were not announced.
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The key to effective health information technology in a small, office-based medical practice is to properly install the newly purchased electronic health-record system, according to a new report from KLAS Enterprises.
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What it does: CTG Health Solutions is a consulting firm that works to improve implementation of electronic health-record systems, facilitating integration of EHRs, ensuring security and optimizing software management. It's part of Computer Task Group, which offers industry-specific IT...
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What it does: Imprivata helps to ensure fast and safe access to patient health information through its single sign-on authentication management and secure text messaging solutions.
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What it does: Arcadia Solutions offers healthcare consultants who help design and deliver proprietary software to hospitals, health systems and payer organizations, helping them to develop business strategies to improve the quality of care and reduce costs.
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The long-anticipated shakeout in the EHR market is underway.
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