Having more digital information does not solve the core problem of matching patients to their correct records, says Gregg Church, president of 4medica.
California Governor Gavin Newsom, with the support of the California Legislature, signed a bill this week creating a new $150 million Distressed Hospital Loan Program to provide zero-interest cash flow loans to nonprofit or public hospitals experiencing extreme financial distress. The goal is to help struggling hospitals remain in operation, or assist in the reopening […]
Clinicians want their EHRs to support them in delivering better patient care, but they’re bogged down with documentation, says Sandra Johnson, SVP of client services for CliniComp.
The full House Committee on Oversight and Accountability is scheduled to take up the role of pharmacy benefit managers on Tuesday, May 23 at 10 a.m., after a subcommittee advanced a proposal Wednesday for new transparency rules.
Electronic health records are the dominant form of communication among healthcare teams, but while a JAMA Network Open study found that they do facilitate straightforward, task-related communication, they limit “rich and social” communication. In other words, EHRs negatively affect team function and team well-being, according to authors.