Pulse+IT's weekly round-up of international health IT and eHealth news for the week ending September 17:
Epic announces capability to let patients share their records
Health Data Management ~ Fred Bazzoli ~ 14/09/2017
Patients whose records are accessible through the portal offered through Epic electronic health records systems will be able to authorize any clinician to have a glimpse into their records, no matter what EHR system they’re using.
Survey: Healthcare execs see poor ROI from EHRs but optimistic about analytics
Healthcare Informatics ~ Heather Landl ~ 14/09/2017
The billions in taxpayer dollars spent on electronic health records (EHRs) since 2009 have unfortunately generated a poor return for the nation’s healthcare system, according to a survey of more than 1,100 healthcare professionals conducted by Salt Lake City-based data analytics vendor Health Catalyst.
