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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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Ten Forces Shaping Health Care in 2021: A View from CVS Health

Health Populi

The company published the Health Trends Report 2021 today, calling out ten forces shaping health care this year. The EHR Hits Its Stride. We can weave these market forces together into several mega-trends… Community-based care grows in 2021. Data makes health care smarter in 2021, especially for chronic conditions.

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Empathy Is As Important as the Medical Treatment – the 2021 Accenture Health Experience As Backdrop to HIMSS 2021

Health Populi

But with digital health adoption gains has come some ambivalence and mixed signals, Accenture has discovered in its 2021 Health and life Sciences Experiences Survey released this week during the HIMSS Annual Conference. As “patient engagement” emerges as a top priority for U.S.

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Apple unveils automated health data alerts, in-EHR record sharing, fall risk analysis and more at WWDC 2021

FierceHealthIT

Apple unveils automated health data alerts, in-EHR record sharing, fall risk analysis and more at WWDC 2021. Mon, 06/07/2021 - 15:49.

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VA halts beleaguered Cerner EHR project through 2021 to try to right the $16B ship

FierceHealthIT

VA halts beleaguered Cerner EHR project through 2021 to try to right the $16B ship. Mon, 07/26/2021 - 17:03.

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Electronic Health Records (EHR): How to Achieve Healthcare Data Accuracy with Artificial Intelligence

Healthcare IT Today

Electronic Health Records (EHRs) were designed to streamline operations and improve coordination across healthcare systems. And while EHRs have largely benefited the organizations that have adopted them, data accuracy is still a point of concern. Data entry is still fraught with human error.

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Penn Medicine CIO: Looking back at 2021 helps shape strategies for 2022

Mobi Health News

Areas of opportunity include data analytics for research, enhancing EHR capabilities and using AI algorithms to support patient care and operational efficiency.

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