Category: Health IT

How COVID-19 unleashed the power of microservices and container-based solutions

Our reaction to COVID-19 brought us a very sudden socially distanced, remote-working, touchless economy, in which the majority of our daily interactions needed to be remote interactions. Some industries adapted easily (think tax preparation), and some,…

Top 4 most common telehealth diagnoses

Here are the four most common telehealth diagnoses based on data from Fair Health’s Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker, according to July 6 news release from Fair Health.

Hospitals, health systems installing new EHRs

Here are the hospitals and health systems that have implemented new EHR systems or announced plans to do so since June 12:

Intermountain's pediatric telehealth program expands

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.

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.