The majority of health care providers in California have adopted electronic health record systems, but many have faced implementation challenges, some of which have negatively affected patient care, ...

Although many entities in the healthcare industry believe in the benefit of electronic medical records, it does not mean that EMR implementations will have no concerns or complaints. On the contrary, ...

Fitch Ratings has downgraded Scottsbluff, Neb.-based Regional West Health Services’ credit rating to “BB+” from “BBB.” The rating action, which occurred in late 2019, was primarily due to consecutive ...

The purpose of the joint VA and DOD audit was to see how well implementing the common EHR is helping data exchange between the departments and healthcare providers. The DOD and VA acquired Cerner's ...

An electronic health record (EHR) is a collection of a patient's medical history – including diagnoses, medications, treatment plans, allergies, laboratory and test results. EHRs allow patients' ...

Since 2008, President Barack Obama has made it a goal to cut healthcare costs in the U.S. He has offered almost $27 billion in government funds for practitioners to make the switch to electronic ...

Despite over 96% of hospitals having an electronic health record (EHR), a recent study showed alarming levels of dissatisfaction among physicians with their current EHR systems and an increased ...

Electronic health record "backlash"--the opposition to EHR adoption and Meaningful Use by clinicians and other staff--can be avoided by better planning and implementation, according to a recently ...

In today’s information age, as our lives are getting increasingly digitized, health data is valuable. Health data is required for maintaining our health records, for helping physicians and health care ...