How Cerner is Using EHR Optimization to Combat COVID-19

Following the first reported cases of COVID-19, Cerner updated its EHR platform by expanding its telehealth capabilities, implementing disease screening tools, and updating its EHR dashboards. On top of that, the EHR vendor has taken additional steps to combat the pandemic by implementing telehealth solutions and waiving licensing fees for the expansion of hospital beds at health systems. This is a critical time for our clients who continue to be pushed to unprecedented limits in their heroic efforts to protect the health and safety of organizations, patients they treat and the communities where we live and work,” said Brent Shafer, chairman and CEO of Cerner. Cerner put together a COVID-19 Taskforce to primarily focus on how the company would help its clients and associates tackle this pandemic.