EHRs

This week's top stories include NorthShore University HealthSystem garnering accolades for its utilization of analytics technology, Amazon rolling out its Amazon Pharmacy store, and clinicians spending more time on EHRs than patient care.

A successful EMR roll out requires that physician champions are identified and trained along with careful planning, says Dr. Tamara Sunbul, medical director of clinical informatics at Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, KSA.

Estonia's citizens have full access to how their data is used in managing their healthcare, which helps ensure trust remains high between the appropriate stakeholders, says Kalle Killar, deputy secretary general at the country's Ministry of Social Affairs.

According to a new study published in JAMA, researchers found that the rate of unique users downloading their health records through an API on a month-over-month basis was flat. 

Day 2 of our event in Helsinki included experts, startups and thought leaders discussing such pressing issues as interoperability and EHRs. Watch the stream in its entirety.

Patients and providers alike are interested in, and see major benefits from, increased access to digital health records, according to a new report from Royal Philips.

A panel of innovators joined Rucker to examine the news and to invite comments in the last few days.

Not all implementations have been smooth sailing for those seeking care.