Inefficiently designed Electronic Health Records (EHRs) pose significant patient safety risks, as University of Utah Health research reveals. Poor EHR usability contributes to alert fatigue and failure to identify critical errors. Hospitals must conduct…
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Background: Adolescents face unprecedented mental health challenges, and technology has the opportunity to facilitate access and support digitally connected generations. The combination of digital tools and live human connection may hold particular promise for…
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The following is a guest article by Dr. Bruce Bassi, Advisory Board Member at CharmHealth
Most patients have almost certainly received an invitation to join their electronic medical record communication system, or portal for their…
By Sarai Rodriguez
July 28, 2023 – Primary Care Joliet, an Illinois-based healthcare organization, has initiated an eClinicalWorks EHR implementation.
This recent move aims to streamline administrative workflows, thereby reducing costs and maintaining patient health outside the…
In a new report released this week, researchers with the Sequoia Project showed how meaningful improvements in health information access for patients, caregivers and care partners are critical to boosting interoperability. WHY IT MATTERS
During months of direct…
By Mark Melchionna
July 11, 2023 – In an effort to build better semantic interoperability of health information, the Sequoia Project and the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) have created Data Usability Taking Root, an…
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What You Should Know:
The Sequoia Project and AHIMA, today announced the launch of a new initiative called Data Usability Taking Root to make health data more useful. 11 organizations have already committed to participating in…
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By Hannah Nelson
June 29, 2023 – The Ohio Health Information Partnership (OHIP), which operates CliniSync, a nonprofit health information exchange (HIE), has announced an expanded partnership that aims to improve interoperability and data usability.
OHIP selected…
By Sarai Rodriguez
June 02, 2023 – A federally qualified health center (FQHC) in Indiana is investing in a new business-focused EHR optimization for its eClinicalWorks tool, with the goal of improving EHR usability and functionality
With…
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Resource-strapped hospice leaders are looking for tools that alleviate clinician burnout by streamlining workflows and building additional point-of-care functionality. Slow vendor development on this front has led to an overall decline…
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