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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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Digital and AI Are Top Health Priorities In 2019, but EHRs Continue To Dominate IT Spend

Electronic Health Reporter

The article Digital and AI Are Top Health Priorities In 2019, but EHRs Continue To Dominate IT Spend appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. The report indicates technology vendors will continue to struggle with long sales cycles as they aggressively market digital and AI.

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To Drive Value, EHRs Need to Actually be Usable

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Khalid Al-Maskari, Founder and CEO of Health Information Management Systems (HiMS) EHRs are ubiquitous because they’re useful – but how useful are they really, and to whom? The truth is that an EHR by definition serves multiple masters, satisfying some more than others. It still holds true.

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Telehealth Linked to Physician EHR Burden

Digital Health Wire

Telehealth is great for a lot of things, but reducing physician EHR burdens isn’t one of them, according to a new study in JAMA Internal Medicine. Time spent working in the EHR during PSHs increased from 4.53 Time spent working in the EHR during PSHs increased from 4.53 of all encounters. hours for every eight PSHs.

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Google Is Building An EHR Tool: What To Know

Electronic Health Reporter

One of the latest projects associated with the brand relates to health care, or, more specifically, electronic health records (EHR). In early 2019, rumors began circulating about Google’s […]. The article Google Is Building An EHR Tool: What To Know appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Clinicians have spent even more time in the EHR during COVID-19 – is telehealth to blame?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

By July 2020, clinicians were spending consistently more time in the EHR than before COVID-19. As researchers noted in the study, clinicians in the United States already have a greater EHR burden than those outside the country , potentially (but not always ) contributing to burnout. minutes of EHR active-use time.

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Epic, Meditech gain U.S. hospital market share as other EHR vendors lose ground

FierceHealthIT

EHR giant Epic continued to amass a greater share of the U.S. hospital market in 2019, while its competitor Cerner lost ground, according to KLAS Research. Meditech was the only other major vendor to see a net gain in 2019.

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