Here are the hospitals and health systems that are implementing new EHR systems or extending EHR systems to other facilities due to mergers or acquisitions:
Category: Health IT
2 men caught in $67M telehealth fraud scheme
Two Florida men have pleaded guilty for their involvement in a $67 million fraud scheme that used “deceptive telemarketing campaigns” that targeted Medicare.
3 telehealth studies get $23M, including at Mass General Brigham
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute has approved $23 million in funding for three telehealth studies, including one involving Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham.
CMS' proposed fee schedule boosts payments for telehealth
CMS proposed changes to the physician fee schedule that would provide physicians with additional compensation to account for balancing telehealth visits with maintaining their physical offices, Politico reported July 17.
Oregon health system to launch Epic telemedicine platform
Epic Video Client will replace the previous telemedicine platforms used at Corvallis, Ore.-based Samaritan Health Services starting in August.
Judge says Epic to receive $140M in compensatory damages for trades secret case
A circuit court ruled that it would not lower EHR vendor Epic Systems’ $140 million in compensatory damages that it is supposed to receive from Mumbai, India-based Tata Consultancy Services due to an ongoing trades secret case.
Teladoc, Microsoft to bring generative AI to telehealth
Teladoc is partnering with Microsoft to integrate its artificial intelligence services, which can automate clinical documentation, on the company’s telehealth platform.
Why oncology is ripe for digital innovation
In every aspect of our lives, whether it is online banking or shopping, we rely on technology to make things better, more convenient, and more efficient. Yet in health care, and particularly cancer care, that is not the case. Oncology has been revoluti…
What’s going on at the VA? 48 Oracle Cerner implementation updates from this year
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.
Why digital health startups still need banking partners like SVB and First Republic
The recent failures of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and First Republic Bank understandably spurred concern among industry and regulatory leaders about the health of the overall banking industry. Certainly, investigating the reasons leading to their collap…
