Search Tag: EHR
2024 18 Mar
Social needs and social determinants of health (SDOH) are significant factors influencing clinical outcomes, yet they are often under-documented in healthcare systems' electronic health records (EHRs). Currently, the majority of data regarding social needs and SDOH challenges within EHRs are captured as unstructured medical notes rather than structured...Read more
2024 18 Mar
Social needs and social determinants of health (SDOH) are significant factors influencing clinical outcomes, yet they are often under-documented in healthcare systems' electronic health records (EHRs). Currently, the majority of data regarding social needs and SDOH challenges within EHRs are captured as unstructured medical notes rather than structured...Read more
2024 18 Mar
Social needs and social determinants of health (SDOH) are significant factors influencing clinical outcomes, yet they are often under-documented in healthcare systems' electronic health records (EHRs). Currently, the majority of data regarding social needs and SDOH challenges within EHRs are captured as unstructured medical notes rather than structured...Read more
2022 13 Sep
The low quality of health data is at the core of why we are not making the most of data science. However, new ways of dealing with acquiring those data can overcome this situation. Key Points High-quality health data are essential for healthcare delivery, health research and innovation. However, two key problems must...Read more
2022 26 Jan
Oracle’s $28.3 billion purchase of Cerner last month was one of the largest transactions in the health IT space with large implications for electronic health records. Larry Ellison, Chairman and Chief Technology Officer of Oracle, stated that together, Cerner and Oracle can ‘transform healthcare delivery by providing medical professionals with...Read more
2021 27 Feb
A vendor-neutral, open-source, natural language approach of EHR data is suggested by a team of U.K. researchers, to help providers plan for surges in patients, particularly in the COVID-19 context. You might also like: The WHO has developed a number of surge planning tools, which help to visualise acute and intensive care capacity...Read more
2020 09 Mar
John Nosta is the founder of NostaLab, a digital health think tank. Ranked as the #1 global influencer in digital health, he is regarded as one of the top global strategic and creative thinkers in this important and expanding area. He is also one of the most popular speakers around the globe presenting his vibrant and insightful perspective on the...Read more
2019 26 Feb
Similar to other wealthy developed countries, Denmark is facing challenges from an ageing population with more chronic disease. The problem is aggravated by a younger population whose addiction to fast-food and practice of other unhealthy habits lead to chronic illness. You might also like: Prepare your hospital for the future...Read more
2018 18 Dec
Emergency medicine is characterised by a high patient flow where timely decisions are essential. Vital signs are of great importance for many decisions made by emergency physicians. Clinical decision support systems (CDSS) have the potential to assist in such decisions but will be dependent on the data quality in electronic health records which...Read more
2018 27 Mar
Burnout among U.S. physicians seems to have reached epidemic proportions. As shown in several recent studies, nearly half of U.S. practitioners experience burnout, mainly attributed to increased use of EHRs. Physicians are spending more time in front of computer screens instead of interacting with patients. A 2016 study of ambulatory care physicians...Read more
2018 13 Mar
Healthcare lags behind other industries when it comes to widespread and effective use of digital tools. That's the observation of Robert Wachter, MD, a healthcare leader who has been critical of health IT's shortcomings. In most industries, widespread digitisation takes 10 to 15 years, according to Dr. Wachter, the chair of the University of California,...Read more
2017 04 Oct
Protecting sensitive health data and patient records is a challenging task for infosec teams. In a large hospital, for example, multiple users have access to patient data in the electronic health records system (EHR). How do you tell if any of these users is accessing the system with some hidden agenda, such as trying to steal information? It's important...Read more
2017 11 Apr
Emerging technologies – such as machine learning and data analytics – will provide enormous opportunities for radiologists to augment and improve the quality of care they provide to their patients, according to a report to appear in Journal of the American College of Radiology. The report urges radiologists to maintain an active role in guiding the...Read more