Epic Emeritus CMIO physicians can play a valuable role when it's go-live time for health systems transitioning from legacy systems to the Epic EHR. But while a successful go-live is an important and ...

Over 30 years, the electronic health records landscape has transformed repeatedly, shifting from locally hosted systems to enterprise platforms, and now toward cloud-based ecosystems infused with ...

Nursing and IT leaders told Becker’s they’re working to make their EHRs friendly for nurses by involving them in the governance process, consistently soliciting feedback and using the technology to ...

Earlier this year, Kaiser Permanente completed one of the largest IT projects in the health system’s 80-year history. The health system consolidated 12 separate instances of its EHR system across the ...

Role-based access control (RBAC) restricts access to patient data based on job responsibilities, reducing risk. Encryption methods like symmetric and asymmetric key schemes safeguard sensitive health ...

According to HIMSS, meaningful use was the no. 1 priority of hospital information technology departments for 2011, and is likely to continue as a top concern. Meaningful use of certified health ...