Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)

Steve Wretling speaking at a HIMSS event

Interoperability needs an architecture in addition to APIs, HIMSS CTIO Steve Wretling says

By Tom Sullivan 08:00 am September 19, 2018

And there’s already one in the JASON Report from 2014 that was eclipsed by the industry’s excitement about open APIs.

VA will open bidding for VistA EHR support, maintenance

By Jessica Davis 12:36 pm September 18, 2018

Beginning Sept. 21, VA will start accepting proposals for contractors to handle the technical and administrative services of its legacy EHR.

US Senate capital building exterior view of dome

Senate passes sweeping opioid response bill with eRx, EHR, PDMP provisions

By Mike Miliard 12:31 pm September 18, 2018

With a rare near-unanimous vote, the United States Senate passed The Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 on Monday evening. It's a massive bill comprising a wide array of proposals drawn from five Senate committees, and has many implications for the use and funding of health IT.

Elliott Management puts brakes on athenahealth acquisition, causing shares to tumble

By Mike Miliard 10:38 am September 18, 2018

The ongoing saga of athenahealth and Elliott Management continues.

GAO Carol Harris testifying at House VA hearing

Carol Harris from the GAO testifies at the House VA Subcommittee on Thursday. Credit: HouseVetAffairs

EHR interoperability for VA and DoD, who’s responsible? Lawmakers, officials can't agree

By Jessica Davis 01:47 pm September 14, 2018

The first House VA Subcommittee on Technology Modernization hearing revealed that officials and congressional members are not on the same page when it comes to governance.

Former Allscripts CEO Glen Tullman: The future of innovation is patient empowerment not EHRs

By Tom Sullivan 09:10 am September 14, 2018

Glen Tullman has served as the CEO of a major EHR vendor and the founder of a startup app maker focused initially on diabetes.

Alameda Health System hires Mark Amey as new CIO, citing Epic expertise

By Mike Miliard 01:17 pm September 12, 2018

Oakland, California-based Alameda Health System has named its new chief information officer. Mark Amey will relocate to the Bay Area from San Diego, where he was most recently associate CIO at University of California San Diego Health.

University of Iowa Hospital

Machine learning helps UI Health Care reduce surgical site infection by 74%, save $1.2 million

By Bill Siwicki 12:31 pm September 10, 2018

Imagine knowing, in real time, whether a patient will suffer a surgical infection as a surgeon closes up a wound. That's the kind of clinical situation that machine learning is enabling at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics.

Cerner President Zane Burke to step down this fall

By Mike Miliard 10:49 am September 10, 2018

Cerner President Zane Burke, who first joined the company in 1996 and held several executive roles there before being named president, will step down on Nov. 2.