El Centro Regional Medical Center will use $3.5 million of its $28 million loan from California to install a Cerner EHR.
Category: Health IT
Almost 90% of telehealth visits do not require in-person follow-up
About 89 percent of telehealth visits nationally do not require an in-person follow-up visit for the same clinical reason within one week, according to an Aug. 20 study from Trilliant health.
What 5 hospitals are paying their Epic talent
Health systems in New York and California are seeking EHR talent with a posted salary of more than $100,000.
VA CIO 'cautiously optimistic' about Cerner rollout
Kurt DelBene, CIO of the Department of Veterans Affairs, said despite the troubles the department has had with its $16 billion Oracle Cerner EHR rollout, he is still “cautiously optimistic” about it, FedScoop reported Aug. 25.
Epic integrates 2-way patient texting to software
Epic Systems has integrated two-way patient texting, which allows hospitals and health systems using its software to offer patients mobile messaging that can send them alerts about appointments, prescriptions and billing.
94.6% of hospitals are using telemedicine for staffing support
A new study revealed that 94.6 percent of hospitals across the country use telemedicine, often to combat staffing shortage issues.
Epic to roll out online app gallery
Epic plans to release a new online app gallery in the coming weeks.
4 Epic features improving clinician satisfaction
Epic’s voice assistant feature, Hey Epic!, improved Epic user’s experience more than other EHR upgrades, according to a KLAS report.
EHR vendor NextGen exploring a sale: Report
EHR vendor NextGen Healthcare is reportedly looking at selling the company, Reuters reported Aug. 23.
What Epic looks for in a network engineer
EHR giant Epic is searching for a network engineer to join its Madison, Wis.-based campus.
