Search Tag: EHR

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Blockchain-in-healthcare

2024 02 Feb

  Blockchain in healthcare is a fresh concept. It impacts patient data honesty and care coordination and stops fraud.   This piece will lead you through how blockchain changes healthcare, its effects on data safety, and its future role in patient service.   Learn about the main benefits, current uses, and potential future developments...Read more

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Enhancing-physician-satisfaction-and-efficiency-through-personalised-ehr

2023 14 Sep

The analysis of clinician feedback is critical for pinpointing three fundamental pillars essential to Electronic Health Record (EHR) satisfaction: (1) a high level of user expertise, (2) an organisation-wide sense of shared ownership, and (3) EHR technology that aligns with users' specific requirements, often referred to as personalisation. This report...Read more

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Electronic-health-information-exchange-use-is-lower-for-small-and-rural-providers

2023 27 Apr

In the last several years the use of electronic health information exchange among hospitals and physicians has steadily increased. However, according to a recent survey from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), disparities remain among rural and small hospitals as they may be unable to afford to participate.   Whilst the use of various...Read more

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Assessment-of-satisfaction-with-the-electronic-health-record

2023 11 Apr

A recent Arch Collaborative guide breaks down how to make the EHR usable and how to encourage clinicians to see it as an important tool for delivering great care.   The report examines the responses of over 3,000 highly satisfied EHR users to identify what they do that less satisfied users do not. The findings will reveal the specific factors...Read more

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Zs-and-ignitedata-partner-to-transform-patient-data-automation-for-clinical-trials

2022 01 Feb

The global professional services firm ZS announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership through a supporting multimillion dollar investment in IgniteData, a U.K.-based digital health startup shaping the future of clinical research through its Archer technology.   The goal for this partnership is to improve the efficiency of clinical research...Read more

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Nlp-ehr-automatic-detection-of-adverse-drug-reactions

2021 07 Mar

A group of Spanish researchers present the results of their work on applying natural language processing (NLP) techniques for electronic health record analysis and specific data extraction.   You might also like: A vendor-neutral, open-source, natural language approach of EHR data is suggested by a team of U.K. researchers, to help...Read more

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Timely-alerts-reduce-mortality

2020 13 Nov

An automated alert system that analyses electronic health records (EHR) can help identify high-risk in-hospital patients needing interventions by rapid response teams, resulting in decreased mortality, says a Kaiser Permanente-led study (Escobar et al. 2020).   You might also like: AI Tool Helps to Reduce COVID-19 Mortality  ...Read more

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Ai-will-drive-health-information-management-experts-say

2020 06 Nov

Nine in ten health information management executives expect widespread implementation of AI technology to reduce costs and manage data in the next five years, a research by Black Book shows.   You might also like: 'Time Saving' EHR Copy-Pasting Must Stop   By 2022, the clinical documentation market is expected to reach...Read more

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Ai-tool-helps-to-reduce-covid-19-mortality

2020 25 Aug

A team at Hospital Clinic Barcelona-IDIBAPS has created an artificial intelligence (AI) tool, which stratifies hospitalised COVID-19 patients according to possible symptom complications. In turn, this allows provision of personalised treatment. As a result of this approach, significant reduction in early mortality rates was observed.  ...Read more

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Ehr-systems-from-record-to-plan

2020 14 Jun

For the medical community, overwhelming amounts of information that needs to be processed has been one of the challenges exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. An expert suggests that this challenge can be turned into an opportunity to overhaul the electronic health records (EHRs) system.   You might also like: COVID-19 & Tech:...Read more

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Optimising-healthcare-data-for-improved-patient-care

2019 16 Oct

Harnessing the power of healthcare data is key to developing innovative solutions that lead to better patient care.   At Medtronic , two key approaches enable the medical device company to utilise data on people's health to help hospitals become more efficient and effective in their delivery of care. The first one entails developing devices that...Read more

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Making-a-success-of-health-data-exchange

2019 05 Sep

Recently, the Alaska Journal of Commerce reported the success of a data exchange platform being used at emergency departments in several Alaskan hospitals. The Collective Medical platform allows for easier health data exchange between hospitals and means that emergency department staff have immediate access to a patient’s medical history. The system...Read more

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Authorities-eye-indonesian-healthcare-blockchain-pilot

2019 24 Jul

An Indonesian island is upping the innovation stakes with a healthcare Blockchain project for local citizens . Batam, located a short boat ride from Singapore, is working with a group of tech partners on a Public Healthcare Blockchain (PHB) , leveraging world-class data analytics tools at a secure data centre. You might also like: Nearly...Read more

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Non-traditional-stakeholders-making-waves-in-healthcare

2019 22 Jan

Amazon, a name closely attached to retail and consumer goods, is also attracting a lot of attention as it makes an aggressive push into healthcare. Last November the company announced the launch of a new machine learning service intended to mine data from electronic health records ( EHRs ). The initiative, industry observers point out, is meant...Read more

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You-say-tomatoes-i-say-tomaahtoes-ehrs-need-common-standards

2018 25 Jul

There is a lot of variability in the way electronic health records are actually used by physicians, which highlights the need for basic standards in EHR design and implementation, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. Researchers from the American Medical Association and MedStar Health...Read more

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Ehrs-need-time-to-prove-worth

2018 11 Jul

New research published in Health Affairs suggests that use of electronic health records (EHRs) can help improve quality of care after all. During the six-year study period (2008-2013), researchers found that mortality rates were initially higher among hospitals with more digital capabilities, but fell over time, as hospitals learned how to work...Read more

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Making-ehr-documentation-painless-the-role-of-ai

2018 15 May

Use of electronic health record (EHR) is strongly associated with dissatisfaction and burnout among physicians. This is not surprising as they spend 34-55 percent of their work day creating notes and reviewing medical records in the EHR, which is time diverted from direct patient interactions.  EHR developers should look at informatics solutions...Read more

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How-to-turn-around-failing-ehrs

2018 01 May

Electronic health records were supposed to cut medical costs by driving down administrative expenses. However, despite a wider adoption of EHRs, reductions in billing costs have not been realised, says a new study by Harvard Business School and Duke University researchers. “The theory was that part of having electronic records was to lower the cost....Read more

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New-photo-transfer-apps-are-challenging-security-perceptions-in-medicine

2018 14 Apr

In today's medical establishments there are several ad-hoc, but often insecure, approaches to taking photos of patient's ailments in common use, making use of either phone or camera hardware. Most doctors wish to attach the resulting photos to their EHR (Electronic Health Record) systems, and be able to access them again quickly on-screen for...Read more

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Has-the-ehr-blame-game-gone-too-far

2018 03 Apr

It is a common complaint among physicians that EHR documentation takes too much of their time. They say that EHR systems are not designed to support documentation in a way that works well for members of care teams. EHR usability is a point of frustration for clinicians and can have patient safety consequences, some experts have warned. In a new study...Read more

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How-to-successfully-coordinate-multiple-ehr-workflows

2018 21 Feb

EHRs are supposed to help facilitate coordination between care providers, especially with regards to sharing of information useful in decision making. What about if there are different EHR systems being used within a healthcare facility? How do you handle or manage data from the different systems and ensure data can easily be shared when needed? Take...Read more

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Time-saving-ehr-copy-pasting-must-stop

2018 16 Jan

Not a few physicians have raised complaints about the "burden" of EHR documentation. It comes as no surprise that copy and paste in electronic health records is a common shortcut used by physicians, as shown by some studies. Use of copy and paste may be convenient, although this can potentially lead to serious safety risks. As a recent study in Journal...Read more

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More-than-50-eu-hospitals-underfund-it

2017 24 Nov

Hospitals across Europe in general consider IT as an enabler to improve patient safety and care. And even though deployment of big-ticket technologies – notably EHRs and eHealth tools – is on the rise, many provider organisations continue to make do with tight IT budgets.   As Robert Brauer, HIMSS Analytics Research and Quality Assurance Coordinator...Read more

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Increasing-importance-of-ehr-related-risk-mitigation-strategies

2017 24 Oct

A new report from The Doctors Company, a physician-owned malpractice insurer, shows a significant increase in malpractice claims for errors attributed to electronic health records. There were 161 claims for which EHRs were either the cause or (more likely) a contributing factor between 2011 and 2016, compared to just two claims during the period 2007-2010....Read more

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Key-elements-in-ehr-team-building

2017 20 Jun

When implementing healthcare IT initiatives, it's important to realise that this is not just the task of the IT department – or the effort is likely to fail. An integrated teamwork approach is vital to ensuring success in deploying projects that result in ongoing improvement in patient care and overall operational efficiency.  ...Read more

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Impediments-to-ehr-interoperability

2017 20 Jun

A survey of health information exchange (HIE) professionals reveals that both EHR vendors and health systems are employing a variety of tactics – notably information blocking – that impede progress in EHR interoperability. “Half of respondents reported that EHR vendors routinely engage in information blocking, and 25 percent of respondents reported...Read more

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Study-ehrs-full-of-copy-and-paste-records

2017 06 Jun

A key benefit from using electronic health records is that it improves care coordination, given that information can be shared easily between care providers. But a new study published in JAMA shows that EHRs contain mostly copy-and-paste data, which may put patient safety at risk. Researchers at University of California San Francisco examined thousands...Read more

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Mining-ehr-data-for-improved-outcomes

2017 29 May

Increasing use of EHRs makes them a valuable source of important clinical data. Currently, three large academic medical centres in the U.S. are working with Google to explore how the company’s machine learning technology can be used to spot patterns in EHRs. "Machine learning is mature enough to start accurately predicting medical events – such as...Read more

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Fixing-ehrs-better-interface-and-workflow

2017 01 May

Many in the healthcare field, especially physicians, often have unpleasant things to say about EHRs. A common complaint is that EHRs are not designed to streamline physician workflow. See Also : EHR Optimisation: Key Things to Consider In a survey on how EHRs can be fixed, Healthcare IT News received nearly 100 answers from insiders at provider...Read more

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Ehr-training-platform-for-medical-students

2017 25 Apr

While EHRs are tools that physicians use in their work, still many medical students are entering residency unfamiliar with how this technology works. Now a new training programme launched by the American Medical Association is expected to give emerging physicians greater comfort with electronic health record workflows. In a partnership with the Regenstrief...Read more