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 ...

"EHRs by their nature are designed to protect and keep patient data private and confidential," says Doug Cusick, CEO of TransformativeMed. Editor’s note: The following Q&A resulted from a conversation ...

EHRs are a vital way to automate and streamline the healthcare process, but implementation can be challenging. Learn how to smooth the transition.

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston recently enlisted Houston-based IT consulting firm ReMedi Health Solutions to help spearhead the implementation of Epic Systems for its 2,000 ...

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 ...

Becker’s caught up with Robert Hartmann, the new vice president of EHR transformation at the three-hospital system, about his plans and hopes for the Epic switch. The conversation has been lightly ...

A paper published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association this past week found that, while electronic health record vendors have demonstrated promising levels of advancement, ...

John McDaniel, CIO of North Dakota's Trinity Health, is in the midst of a switchover with a go-live scheduled for October. He offers advice straight from the trenches that can help other health IT ...

Editor’s note: The following article by Daren Smith, BSN, administrator for Fremont (Neb.) Surgical Center, appeared in the Spring 2010 edition of SourceMedical’s “Insider Source” magazine.EHR systems ...

A Department of Veteran Affairs‘ senior health leader has said that delaying the rollout of its electronic health record system (EHR) at a Boise, Idaho location is part of the implementation process ...

The exterior of the Veterans Affairs Hospital is seen November 10, 2003 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) In a statement on Friday, the VA said it had decided to pause ...