-
A real-time decision support tool is not getting used by Department of Veterans Affairs’ providers and their patients in the way it was intended, according to one senior U.S. senator.February 9
-
Health IT vendor Practice Fusion, owned by Allscripts, has reached an agreement with the Department of Justice to resolve criminal and civil investigations related to its electronic health records software.January 28
-
A clinical decision support app, integrated into the electronic health record, enables emergency department physicians to sort through a patient’s medical history for certain conditions in seconds.January 14
-
While artificial intelligence has the potential to address the epidemic of diagnostic errors in healthcare, the industry must overcome the challenges and limitations of these new digital tools.January 6
-
The American Hospital Association is concerned that if the Food and Drug Administration’s draft guidance on clinical decision support software is implemented it could hinder innovation.December 26
-
An interoperable electronic health records-based electronic referral system can produce higher rates of patient referrals to a state tobacco Quit Line than does fax-based referral.December 17
-
National campaigns encouraging the more judicious use of radiological studies are having an impact in reducing Americans’ medical radiation doses.November 22
-
Virtual care and decision support tools figure prominently in large employers’ plans to improve care quality and access.October 2
-
The Food and Drug Administration has issued revised draft guidance on the categories of clinical decision support software subject to FDA oversight.October 1
-
Efforts to improve patient care and capitalize on vast stores of medical information will lean heavily on healthcare information systems—many experts believe computerization must pay off now.September 27
