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EHR documentation burdens increasing with virtual care expansion, says study

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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. Outside of PSHs, their time spent documenting in the EHR increased from 4.29

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

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By July 2020, clinicians were spending consistently more time in the EHR than before COVID-19. "An obvious potential driver of this finding is that many clinicians delivered care virtually via telemedicine, including both phone and video visits," observed researchers. minutes of EHR active-use time.

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Health IT execs offer thoughts on the big issues of 2021

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" EHRs: Automation can help. "Amidst the ongoing health crisis, clinicians need relief," said David Lareau, CEO of Medicomp Systems, which develops EHR optimization tools. "A primary health IT focus for 2021 must be empowering clinicians with solutions that deliver relief today," said Laureau.

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Henry Ford Health System gets ROI from employer-based telemedicine clinic

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There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. Healthcare IT News published a special report highlighting many of these vendors with detailed descriptions of their products. New patient growth was solid, with 64% of the encounters new to HFHS (June 2021 to January 2022).

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Top 10 Healthcare IT News stories of 2020

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The hope, of course, is that the galvanizing technology innovations that have emerged from the stress and disruption of the past year will be foundational to a better, brighter world in 2021 and beyond. In the meantime, here are some of the most-read Healthcare IT News stories of 2020 so far. Twitter: @MikeMiliardHITN.

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UPMC CMIO talks telehealth's new normal, EHR workflow, pharmacogenomics and more

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LAS VEGAS – At HIMSS21 earlier this month, Dr. Robert Bart, who has served as the chief medical information officer at Pittsburgh-based UPMC since 2017 , spoke with Healthcare IT News about his to-do list during this busy past year and a half, and what he's eyeing in terms of clinical priorities as he looks toward the next year and beyond.

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Here are the major issues facing healthcare in 2021, according to PwC

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This is according to a new annual report from research and consulting giant PwC entitled “Top health industry issues of 2021: Will a shocked system emerge stronger?” Healthcare right-sizes after the telemedicine explosion. " Payers may wrestle with how to reimburse and, in some cases, provide virtual care.