What’s holding back widespread interoperability? The latest KLAS report says it’s governance and organizations dragging their feet on participating in
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CarePort teams with Change Healthcare to boost clinical decision support
Change Healthcare has announced that CarePort Health, a leader in discharge planning and utilization review, has become the first provider
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Update: Vets group sues Trump administration to end 'Mar-A-Lago Council' influence on VA
Veterans’ advocacy group VoteVets and Democracy Forward filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on Friday, to
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Virginia electronically links all of its emergency departments to improve care, trim costs
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam today announced the launch of the Virginia Emergency Department Care Coordination Program. The single, statewide network
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Patient matching will lead to interoperability, Pew says
The Pew Charitable Trusts is urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to tackle interoperability, patient identification and limited
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How Phoenix Children’s structured its EHRs to be disease specific to improve care, drive savings
By optimizing its EHRs advanced clinical documentation technology for treating rheumatoid arthritis patients Phoenix Children’s enhanced care and physician productivity
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HIMSS names Steve Wretling as new chief technology and innovation officer
HIMSS has filled another new executive position with the hiring of Steve Wretling as its new Chief Technology and Innovation
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VA officially signs with Cerner on EHR modernization project
Nearly a year after the initial announcement, Cerner can officially add another government contract to its belt: The U.S. Department
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Apple Health Records: Where early adopters see the biggest impact so far
Many players in the healthcare industry are closely watching how Apple Health Records are performing in this rapidly changing market.
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Epic App Orchard adds predictive analytics and patient surveillance technology
Excel Medical, which markets technologies designed to eradicate unexpected deaths in hospitals, has debuted Wave, an FDA-cleared patient surveillance and
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