Telehealth visits, whether for primary or specialty care, tend to be assigned lower-level billing codes more often compared to in-person office visits within the same specialty, a new study from Epic Systems found.
Category: Health IT
Oracle launches generative AI healthcare assistant
Oracle launched a new generative artificial intelligence healthcare assistant designed to save clinicians time by responding to voice commands.
Congresswoman says VA's Cerner rollout is a 'complete failure'
Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers wants to pull the plug on the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Cerner EHR rollout, calling the project a “complete failure.”
How Oracle is using generative AI to revamp Cerner
Oracle is effectively using generative artificial intelligence to modernize the Cerner EHR, according to Larry Ellison, the software giant’s co-founder and chief technology officer.
What 5 hospitals are paying their Epic talent
Health systems in New York City, Colorado, Georgia and Nevada are seeking IT employees to work on their Epic EHR.
What's going on at the VA? 52 Oracle Cerner implementation updates
In 2018, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs tapped Cerner to overhaul its EHR system. Recently, a series of slowdowns, legislative spats and open letters have again turned attention to the VA’s EHR overhaul process.
Illinois health system restores Epic after outage
Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System restored its Epic EHR system and its patient portal Sept. 12 after an Aug. 27 system outage rendered them offline.
Hawaii hospital opts for Oracle EHR
Honolulu-based Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific is adding modules of Oracle Health’s EHR to its facilities.
Hospitals, health systems getting new EHRs
Here are six hospitals and health systems that have implemented new EHR systems or announced plans to do so since Aug. 30:
As More Patients Email Doctors, Health Systems Start Charging Fees
Doctors say billing for email consultations reduces message volume and gives them more free time. The increasingly prevalent practice has also raised fears about negative impacts to patient care.
