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Why are healthcare organizations transitioning from Cerner to Epic?  The top two reasons for switching for Cerner to Epic is to make a change to improve efficiencies or that they were acquired by a larger hospital and need to be on a single, integrated platform.   Over the past 5 years, here are the major healthcareRead more

Will you be attending HIMSS20 Global Health Conference & Exhibition? Don’t miss out on the leading health information and technology conference.  Global Healthcare IT will be there to learn about all the upcoming 2020 healthcare IT trends.  We would also love to meet you there.  Email us at info@globalhit.com to schedule a meeting. Our organizationRead more

The coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is a respiratory infection that originated from Wuhan, China. According to John Hopkins’ updated 2019-nCoV outbreak tracker, there have been more than 60,100+ cases (59,000+ of the cases are just from Mainland China) confirmed globally and about 1,370 deaths as of February 13th, 2020. On January 31st, 2020 the 2019-nCoV outbreak wasRead more

There is no surprise that Epic Systems, once again, won Best in KLAS for Top Overall Software Suite for Electronic Health Records (EHR / EMR).  Epic has continually dominated as the top software for the past 10 years!  Epic continues to prove its worth by also winning eight other Best in KLAS awards.  The titleRead more

As you may know Epic has won best in KLAS EMR software on numerous occasions.  They have won a variety of best in KLAS awards 9 out of the past 10 years.  With the growing demand for the Epic EMR, there is an increased need for certified Consultants.  According to ZipRecruiter, nationwide Epic certified AnalystsRead more

According to Market Research Future, “the Global EHR-EMR market is expected to register a CAGR of 5.82% to reach USD 42,427.27 million till 2027.  The drive for the growth of EHR-EMR is the increasing adoption of the systems, clinical benefits from the usage of electronic health records and government initiatives.  The EHR-EMR market will continueRead more

KLAS surveyed over 30,000 physicians from 33 different specialties for EHR satisfaction.  In that survey, it revealed that physician satisfaction with their EHR is high.  Why are physicians more satisfied with EHR systems now? High quality training was singled out as the most important factor to achieving success in EMR adoption and overall satisfaction withRead more

According to Medical Economics’ 2019 EHR Scorecard report, more than 60% of physicians report that EHRs are harming patient engagement.  Most of the physicians surveyed stated that they would not choose their current EHR system and would like to re-do the implementation.  Now from a patient perspective, do they agree with their physicians? The KFFRead more

Are you looking to transition your organization’s system to a new EMR? Here are the 4 best practices to take into consideration: Strong Leadership, Good Communications and Clear Goals Find an inhouse, or new staff employee who will take ownership of the project for the organization. Frequently, hospitals will outsource this key role, and thatRead more

A common mistake among hospitals and healthcare systems is that once they have implemented an EMR system, the misconception is that you can set it and forget it.  EHR/EMRs are constantly upgrading, releasing new modules, refining procedure, and allowing for improved optimization. Certain EMRs were built for small hospital systems and with mergers and/or organicRead more