Study shows EHRs fail to detect and warn against drug interaction and dosing problems 30% of the time
Nevada's state-wide health information exchange has seen a 36% increase in usage during COVID-19, mostly due to emergency regulations that make it easier to access information
VigiLanz and Datica offer 'COVID Quick Start' software free for six months; Helps providers respond to infectious disease outbreaks
Microsoft launches 'Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare': A suite of cloud tools, including a FHIR server, specifically geared for medical use
A brief, non-technical explainer on how the FHIR standard works and makes it easier to get patient health data
Nvidia launches Clara Guardian, an application framework to help hospitals deploy and connect smart, edge AI sensors
Public health agencies are heavily reliant on paper records & faxes; Many worry this will hamper contact-tracing efforts
Analysis: Predicting the effects of the COVID crisis on virtual care, value-based care, supply chains, physical practice design, and health IT
Department of Homeland Security warns that state-sponsored hackers are targeting healthcare organizations involved in COVID-19 response, including pharma and research entities
DrChrono begins rolling out telehealth platform, starting with video chat and billing features for its EHR; Patient-facing services coming next month
Report: "Data Interoperability and Exchange to Support COVID-19 Containment"; Recommendations for near-term solutions, using existing systems, to enable a comprehensive response to COVID-19
Survey shows Epic, Meditech only EHR vendors that gained hospital market share in 2019; Epic has 29% market share
Cleveland Clinic and Epic collaborated to create a COVID-19 home monitoring program based on Epic's MyChart; Now available for any organizations already using MyChart
Siloed EHR data is hampering efforts to rapidly track COVID spread and identify promising treatment protocols
Cerner's first-quarter revenue up 2% at $1.4 billion; Misses expectations due to decreased new business in March
AITRICS partners with Cleveland Clinic to validate AI-driven critical events detection tool; Uses EMR data to provide early warnings of risk factors for complications
Analysis: Primary care needs a new operating system; a technical infrastructure that supports a patient-centric, unbundled care experience
Particle Health raises $12M Series A; building a HIPAA-compliant API to make sharing healthcare data easy and scalable
Hospitals, research labs, and even HHS have been attacked by Chinese hackers seeking coronavirus information
Google launches Cloud Healthcare API in general availability; enables healthcare organizations to utilize cloud data tools while maintaining HIPAA compliance
CDC plans to roll out app in May to speed up COVID-19 case reporting; allows most EHRs to report cases electronically and automatically using FHIR standards
