Category: Health IT

The future of medicine: Advancements and greed collide

In the future, I foresee a world without pandemics, cancer becoming a thing of the past, and advancements that enable bionic adaptations to our bodies, leading to a life expectancy of easily over one hundred years. While some of these advancements may …

How VUMC is giving its providers more control of their message baskets

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center has rolled out changes to its patient messaging as there has been an increase in messages sent through its patient portals to its providers. 

How Epic, Cerner, Meditech compare in overall performance

KLAS rated Epic Systems an “A,” Meditech a “B” and Cerner a “D+” in each vendor’s 2023 performance and market share overview.

9 facts that show Epic's dominance

Here are nine notes on Epic’s dominance in the U.S. EHR market:

Mercy receives Epic 'Gold Stars' designation

St. Louis-based Mercy has been placed in the top 16 percent of all health systems using the Epic Systems application.

Cincinnati Children's, Parkview Health to launch telehealth clinics

Cincinnati Children’s and Parkview Health have expanded their partnership to offer telehealth clinics in Northeast Indiana and Northwest Ohio with experts in pediatric neurosurgery, rheumatology and drug-resistant epilepsy.

Idaho medical center introduces virtual nursing

Portneuf Medical Center, based in Pocatello, Idaho, has partnered with Care.ai to implement virtual nursing, according to an Aug. 8 report from East Idaho News.

Epic, Microsoft expand partnership

Epic clients can now run their EHR databases on Microsoft’s Azure Large Instances, with New York City-based Mount Sinai becoming the first.

HIPAA flexibility for telehealth ends

A HIPAA enforcement discretion policy that provided temporary leniency to covered healthcare providers’ use of telehealth ended Aug. 9 at 11:59 p.m.

Which big health systems do — and don't — bill for MyChart messages

When Cleveland Clinic said in 2022 it would charge patients up to $50 for sending certain MyChart messages to their physicians, many in the healthcare industry took notice. And suddenly hospital leaders had a decision to make.