Interoperability & EHRs

March 09, 2022

More than 200 patient records at a veterans hospital in Washington were corrupted. The problem prompted calls to delay a wider rollout of the new health record system.

February 02, 2022

The federal watchdog points to problems in migrating data and the need to get more feedback from stakeholders. The Department of Veterans Affairs has been struggling to modernize its patient records for years.

February 01, 2022

Providers are still spending more money than they should in submitting claims and prior authorization, according to the new CAQH Index. The industry could save billions by moving toward more automation, the group says.

January 30, 2022

With more information available on phones and watches, most data is now health data, Penn researchers say. But a new study shows many have privacy concerns.

January 26, 2022

Women are seeing fewer patients and putting in more hours on documenting health records, a report from athenahealth says. As a result, female clinicians could end up earning less.

January 24, 2022

The typical breach costs several million dollars. Attackers have realized hospitals are prime targets, so healthcare leaders need to make protecting their systems a top priority.

January 20, 2022

Black patients were more likely to have negative descriptions. The authors suggest bias in records could exacerbate inequities in healthcare.

January 03, 2022

As more care is shifted to the home, payers must support better reimbursements for providers, Greenstein said.

September 28, 2021

Several problems exist with current programs that address social determinants of health (SDOH); however, a new social model aims to combat these issues and improve the programs’ effectiveness.

August 19, 2021

Issuing phone calls to marginalized patients increases COVID-19 vaccination likelihood.