Physicians at Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health’s emergency department will now be able to connect to Salt Lake City-based Primary Children’s Hospital trauma and pediatric ICU specialists via telehealth.
Category: Health IT
Telehealth utilization falls nationally
Telehealth utilization decreased across all regions in April, decreasing nationally by 5.4 percent month over month, according to a July 6 news release from Fair Health.
How Epic conducts monthly staff meetings with 13,000 employees
Epic has a two-hour meeting with its 13,000 employees from across the globe on the third Monday of each month, founder and CEO Judy Faulkner wrote July 10.
5 most expensive EHR installations of 2023
So far, in 2023, hospitals in Massachusetts and West Virginia have spent more than $50 million on new EHRs.
How much clinician note-taking time dropped from '20 to '23
Even though clinicians are penning longer notes, they spend 11 percent less time writing them, Epic Research found.
Vandalia Health to use Oracle Cerner EHR across newly merged system
Vandalia Health, based in Charleston, W.Va., has extended its EHR contract with Oracle Cerner, signing a 10-year agreement.
Epic plans new campus for Wisconsin headquarters
Epic is planning a sixth campus for its Wisconsin headquarters, Wisconsin State Journal reported July 7.
Judge tosses suit alleging Teladoc misled investors
U.S. District Judge Denise Cote dismissed a lawsuit against Teladoc that alleges that the virtual healthcare company misled investors regarding its business, operations and future prospects.
UR Medicine to spend $40M on EHR makeover for New York hospital
On July 6, Rochester, N.Y.-based UR Medicine said it plans to merge with Geneva, N.Y.-based Finger Lakes Health on Aug. 1, which will require Finger Lakes to move onto new EHR systems, RochesterBeacon reported.
Hospitals, health systems charging for MyChart in 2023
A growing number of health systems are starting to charge patients for asking for their physicians’ advice through online patient portals, such as MyChart. Here are some hospitals and health systems partaking in the trend:
