Patients at the new $900 million Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center will be able to access educational and interactive content in their room’s television
Category: Health IT
Company owner charged in $44M telehealth fraud case
David Santana, owner of Conclave Media and Nationwide Health Advocates, has been charged in a $44 million telemedicine scheme.
Montana health system reports temporary disruptions during $25M Epic install
Helena, Mont.-based St. Peter’s Health is warning of a “temporary disruption” to patients accessing medical records and scheduling appointments caused by the health system’s $25 million transition to a new Epic EHR.
Epic in the last 30 days
From backing a new health data initiative to seeing its workforce jump in size by 18 percent since 2021, here are eight updates on Epic’s operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker’s Hospital Review in July:
Why large EHR installs are like 'trying to fix a plane while flying'
Daniel Barchi, CIO of Chicago-based CommonSpirit, said large electronic health record implementations often have problems that are far more than just technical, Politico reported July 21.
How EHRs can impact climate change [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! Join Earl Stewart, Jr., an internal medicine physician, as we discuss the critical need for electronic health record (EHR) systems to address the impact of climate change on patient health….
Providers must use HIPAA-compliant telehealth platforms by Aug. 10
CMS is requiring all healthcare providers to use HIPAA-compliant telehealth platforms by Aug. 10, the California Medical Association reported July 23.
CommonSpirit's CIO on VA's troubled Cerner rollout
Daniel Barchi, CIO of Chicago-based CommonSpirit, weighed in on the Department of Veterans Affairs’ EHR modernization program, stating the problems with a large EHR install are far more than just technical, Politico reported July 21.
How 2 hospital leaders are using consultants on their Epic installation
Hospital leaders trying to balance the need to reduce the cost of the Epic implementation process and keep the installation program in-house are being very mindful of how they use consultants.
Athenahealth faces trades secrets suit
EHR vendor Athenahealth is facing a lawsuit that alleges the company stole trade secrets, used deceptive business practices and breached its contract, Law360 reported July 20.
