The Drug Enforcement Administration extended certain COVID-19 era rules to allow healthcare providers to continue prescribing certain controlled substances via telehealth through the end of 2024, The Hill reported Oct. 6.
Category: Health IT
Massachusetts hospital switches from Meditech to Epic
Harrington Hospital System, based in Southbridge, Mass., went live with an Epic EHR system Oct. 2.
Judy Faulkner's net worth sees increase
Epic CEO Judy Faulkner’s net worth is now $7.4 billion, according to Forbes, up 10% from $6.7 billion as reported in 2022.
Advocate Health helping London hospitals with Epic transition
One-hundred teammates from Advocate Health, based in Charlotte, N.C., will be traveling to London to help seven hospitals transition to an Epic EHR system.
Bridging disciplines: the unseen power of bilingualism in AI and health care
In the bustling corridors of medical facilities, a new language is quietly making its presence known, intertwining with the traditional vocabulary of health care professionals. This language, artificial intelligence (AI), is not spoken in words but in …
Feds Rein In Use of Predictive Software That Limits Care for Medicare Advantage Patients
Software sifts through millions of medical records to match patients with similar diagnoses and characteristics and then predicts what kind of care an individual will need and for how long. New federal rules will ensure human experts are part of the process.
Why Judy Faulkner says 'congratulations' rather than 'thank you'
Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner says she tells her 14,500 employees “congratulations” when they do a good job. She saves “thank yous” for people who give her “a ride or a book or a cookie.”
University Hospitals completes transition to Epic
Cleveland-based University Hospitals has completed its transition to Epic, a process that saw the health system convert 5.6 million patient records and scheduling systems into one EHR.
EHR implementations pose financial challenges for health systems
EHR systems can be costly to implement and maintain depending on several factors, including the size and type of healthcare organization, the chosen EHR system, and the complexity of the implementation, which can lead to financial consequences for heal…
OCHIN offers Epic to rural hospitals nationwide
Nonprofit digital healthcare innovation group OCHIN is offering its OCHIN Epic EHR system to rural hospitals across the country.
