Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)

Trump shakes hands with acting VA secretary Wilkie at White House

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Robert Wilkie after nominating him to be next Veterans Affairs Secretary on Friday. Photo by Mark Wilson, Getty Images

Trump to nominate acting VA Secretary Wilkie to permanently head the agency

By Jessica Davis 02:28 pm May 18, 2018

Joking that he “ruined the surprise,” the President made the announcement at the White House prison reform summit Friday afternoon.

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Athenahealth timeline leading up to the current takeover bid

By Bernie Monegain 10:53 am May 18, 2018

With $6.5 billion on the table, we take a look at what lead up to last week’s offer from Elliott Associates to take the cloud-based technology vendor private.

VA secretary Wilkie announces VA signs Cerner EHR contract

Acting Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie delivers a brief statement during the daily news conference at the White House on May 17. The VA later announced its decision to sign Cerner contract. Photo by Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images)

VA officially signs with Cerner on EHR modernization project

By Jessica Davis 09:30 am May 18, 2018

After nearly a year of speculation, the Veterans Affairs Department will implement the same EHR as the Department of Defense.

Crisp Regional Health goes to Cerner for EHR, revenue cycle management, CommunityWorks

By Bernie Monegain 05:05 pm May 16, 2018

Crisp executives expect the new tech platform will streamline operations and improve patient care.

Veterans Affairs EHR modernization project

Update: Dems blast VA on EHR modernization progress, acting CIO controversy

By Jessica Davis 02:36 pm May 16, 2018

In the last four months, the agency has lost about 40 senior staffers and the lack of experienced IT leadership puts the EHR modernization project at risk, 11 Congressional members argue.

Sutter health cybersecurity breach in california

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Sutter Health back online after 24 hours of systemwide EHR outage

By Jessica Davis 01:21 pm May 16, 2018

The activation of a fire suppression system of one of the health system’s data centers on Monday shut down its Epic EHR and other information systems.

Updated: Athenahealth takeover bid might be substantially more than $6.5 billion

By Bernie Monegain 11:02 am May 16, 2018

Activist investor blasts cloud-based EHR company for not responding a week after receiving the notice.

There are 16 distinct EHR platforms in the marketplace today.

Why EHR data interoperability is such a mess in 3 charts

By Tom Sullivan 10:07 am May 16, 2018

Hospitals have a complex web of electronic health record vendors but once data sharing broadens it will open the door to innovation.

First IT-savvy med students graduate under pioneering AMA program

By Mike Miliard 03:54 pm May 15, 2018

The American Medical Association's Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium seeks to train new physicians with EHRs, pop health and value-based care in mind.