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ECRI, EHR Association put forth safety practices for behavioral health IT

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

ECRI's Partnership for Health IT Patient Safety is working with the HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association chart some of the common challenges involved in integrating behavioral health systems with primary care EHRs. Optimize clinical documentation for behavioral health and primary care integration.

EHR 161
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Bonus Features – January 29, 2023 – ONC says more than 70% of hospitals can use external data at the point of care, the 3 largest health info networks have indexed 90% of patients, and more

Healthcare IT Today

A white paper from Particle Health, developer of an API enabling bidirectional data exchange, noted that the nation’s largest health information networks have indexed about 90% of all patients in the United States. All told, 71% of organizations are now able to use data from external sources at the point of care.

eHealth 101
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2015 Trends for Rural Hospitals and Rural Healthcare

BHM Healthcare Solutions

Implementing EHR and Cloud Computing. Implementing EHR (electronic health records) systems has been on the rural hospital horizon for some time. It’s the challenges of implementing an EHR system such as cost, training, and available staff, that are much more difficult for rural hospitals to overcome.

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