New research from Mount Sinai Hospital in New York shows that the electronic prescribing of certain high-risk medications to elderly patients could contribute to the likelihood of them falling.

Grand River Hospital (GRH) announced Nov. 8 that it will Wellsoft’s emergency department information system (EDIS) for a 567-bed hospital in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.

Stories about the “horrors” of electronic health records have been written by physicians in the thousands but according to Fred Butzen, the patients point of view sees EHR’s in a much better light.

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has released the final rule on its Health IT Certification Program, focusing on “reliability, transparency, accountability and safety” of certified electronic health records (EHRs).

ePatientFinder, which uses electronic health reacords (EHRs) in clinical trial recruitment, has partnered with M3 Inc. to include its information and website services to add an additional two million physicians to ePatientFinder's recruitment platform. 

A new electronic health record system for military officials is set to roll out in the beginning of next year, reports Military Times. It was originally scheduled to launch at two military bases in December but was postponed after compatibility and technical issues emerged during early testing.

Healthcare groups including HIMSS, AMIA and CHIME have written a letter to members of Congress asking for a national patient identifier to increase patient safety and the electronic exchange of data.

During National Health IT week, running September 23-30, CMS will be releasing updates to the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs to assist providers in successfully implementing health IT initiatives.