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

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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. Enable decision support triggers associated with those screening tools to link behavioral health and primary care.

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Integrated EHR enables shift to virtual post-discharge follow-up

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From 2006 to 2010, they explained, an integrated delivery system staggered implementation of an integrated EHR across 17 hospitals. "This created a stepped-wedge study design to study the impact of shared inpatient-outpatient EHR use," the researchers wrote. THE LARGER TREND. ON THE RECORD.

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How Health Data Sharing Impacts How Clinicians Care for Patients

Healthcare IT Today

When applied correctly, data sharing platforms and tools will improve the quality of care delivered at the individual and population levels. It’s no secret that time spent on administrative responsibilities, including time spent in poorly designed EHRs, are contributing to physician burnout and ultimately, workforce shortages.

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Bonus Features – March 17, 2024 – 65% of nurses think AI will negatively impact healthcare, 14% of EHRs have known cybersecurity vulnerabilities, plus 24 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

Additionally, the vendor released research indicating 23% of medical devices have at least one known vulnerability, along with 14% of EHRs. MEDITECH integrated ambient listening technology into Expanse EHR and announced two early adopters: New York’s St. Mary’s Healthcare and Indiana’s Decatur County Memorial Hospital.

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Bonus Features – April 14, 2024 – Less than 6 in 10 docs satisfied with electronic access to external immunization info, 68% of nurses are feeling overwhelmed, plus 38 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

The bigger issue seems to be how regulators and HIE entities are going to address other data use cases as defined by HIPAA, such as Payment, Operations, Research, or Patient Request. Greenway Health is integrating Nabla , an ambient clinical documentation tool, into its Prime Suite and Intergy EHR solutions.

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Netsmart Advances Substance Use Disorder Solution Offerings Through Acquisition of Netalytics

Healthcare IT Today

We look forward to working alongside the Netalytics team to equip human services providers with the tools and technology to enable them to combat the growing opioid crisis and deliver care to the nation’s most vulnerable populations.” Houlihan Lokey served as the exclusive financial advisor to Netalytics on this transaction.

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Weekly Roundup – August 27, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

Rusty Yeager on EHR Standardization and Rehabilitation Hospitals. In the latest CIO Podcast, Yeager, the Senior VP and CIO at Encompass Health, talked to John Lynn about the benefits of deploying a standardized EHR across an organization. Read more… Education and Communication Can Catalyze HIE Adoption.

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