Just as society has been transformed by technology solutions driven by connectivity and ubiquitous information, medical practice is undergoing a digital transformation that was accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Today’s medical students will p…
Category: Health IT
Physicians must innovate and focus on medicine’s core, not chores
Recently at the clinic where I’ve practiced for more than 30 years, the entire team became temporarily paralyzed by an IT glitch as a result of an upgrade, affecting the six-state organization. We weren’t able to use our EHR system. With th…
Congressman Blames Trump Team for Ending Telehealth Medicare Benefit. Not Quite Right.
Rep. Ro Khanna of California warned of Trump administration “cuts” to Medicare telehealth access hitting March 31. But if Medicare recipients lose telemedicine benefits that day, it will be because Congress failed to act.
Why Epic does immersion trips at health systems
Epic does multiday immersion trips at health systems to both educate the organizations on how to use the company’s EHR and learn more about healthcare’s technology needs.
Congress extends telehealth flexibilities: 5 notes
Congress has passed a federal spending bill that extends telehealth provisions through Sept. 30, 2025.
Addressing systemic challenges behind rising ER wait times [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Physician executive Aiden Feng discusses the article, “Rising ER wait times signal larger health system challenges.” In this episode, Aiden examines how increa…
How AI is revolutionizing health care through the lens of Alice in Wonderland
Once upon a time, in the curious land of Wonderland, there lived a physician named Alice. On a curiouser and curiouser day, Alice found herself tumbling down the digital rabbit hole into a fantastical realm called Algorithmia, a land where the wonders …
VA accelerates Oracle Health EHR rollout
The VA is bolstering its planned Oracle Health EHR rollout after multiple setbacks in the last five years, according to Military.com.
How copy and paste in EHRs is hurting patient care
The electronic health record (EHR) has solved the illegibility issue of handwritten notes, but the downside and unintended consequences have been of equal or greater importance. The cult of the EHR “copy and paste” (CP) club in hospital car…
Oracle Health's new EHR: 5 updates from Seema Verma
Oracle Health is building a new EHR that will be powered by AI.
