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EHR documentation burdens increasing with virtual care expansion, says study

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

WHY IT MATTERS The study proposed that if telemedicine expansion indicates physicians spending more overall time in EHRs, health systems and policymakers may need to alter productivity expectations and their reimbursement policies. They found that physician time spent working in the EHR during patient scheduled hours increased from 4.53

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These Three Things Can Bring EHRs to the Next Level

Healthcare IT Today

This familiar scene exemplifies the unnecessary burdens traditional EHRs have placed on providers, patients, and the overall healthcare system. As a former ER physician and current digital health professional, I’ve dealt with these challenges firsthand—and see the enormous potential EHRs hold to change care experiences for the better.

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Supplementing Your EHR To Improve Patient Care and Experience

Electronic Health Reporter

By Tom Romeo, general manager of healthcare IT, Quanum Solutions, Quest Diagnostics. As of 2017, nearly nine in 10 office-based physicians had implemented an electronic health record (EHR). Despite widespread adoption, a 2018 Quest Diagnostics survey was among the first to cast doubt on overall usefulness of “basic” EHRs.

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Abridge Aims at Transparency, Reliability, and Credibility with Their Ambient Clinical Voice Solution

Healthcare IT Today

Started in 2018, Abridge now offers analytical generative AI to more than 55 specialties and many languages. Abridge offers “deep integration” with the EHR so doctors can use its capabilities within their workflows. He says that, as a clinician, he wants “technology that makes me feel done before I leave the room.”

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EHR-Based CPOE Tools Miss Many Dangerous Medication Interactions

Healthcare IT Today

Hospital EHRs frequently miss harmful or potentially fatal errors, according to a study published in the journal JAMA Network Open. To conduct the study, researchers analyzed 8,657 observations using the National Quality Forum Health IT Safety Measure, a CPOE and EHR safety test administered by the Leapfrog Group between 2009 and 2018.

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DrFirst Acquires Myndshft Technologies to Revolutionize Medication Management by Addressing Both Pharmacy and Medical Benefits

Healthcare IT Today

Combined with DrFirst’s platform and scale, the technology will also lighten the substantial administrative load on healthcare providers and their staff. Founded in 2018, Myndshft is the only unified platform that streamlines prior authorization and related services for both medical and pharmacy benefits. healthcare market at scale. “We

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Nabla Raises $24M in Series B to Fuel Expansion of its Ambient AI Assistant to Transform Care Delivery

Healthcare IT Today

Clinicians have deemed managing the electronic health record (EHR) the biggest stressor in patient care. Clinical documentation is a time-intensive task that adds six hours per week of EHR work for practitioners outside of standard time spent with patients. Since its launch in 2018, Nabla has raised a total of $43M.

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