Category: Health IT

Physicians lack trust in patient-administered test results, GE Healthcare study finds

Fifty-two percent of clinicians said they trust virtual care, remote patient monitoring and telehealth to provide accurate diagnoses, but many are skeptical about patients conducting at-home testing by themselves, a June 6 study from GE Healthcare foun…

Illinois hospital gets big grant for Epic EHR

McLeansboro, Ill.-based Hamilton Memorial Hospital has received a $895,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help fund its Epic EHR system, WSIL reported June 7. 

NorthShore launches virtual at-home care

Evanston, Ill.-based NorthShore-Edward-Elmhurst Health is launching virtual cardiac at-home care through a partnership with Motiv.

Meditech lost 2,056 beds in 12 months

Meditech lost six hospitals from its network last year and 2,056 hospital beds.

California health system switches to Cerner EHR

Seneca Healthcare District, based in Chester, Calif., implemented its new EHR system from Cerner on June 5, replacing its outdated system. 

California health system switches to Cerner EHR

Seneca Healthcare District, based in Chester, Calif., implemented its new EHR system from Cerner on June 5, replacing its outdated system. 

How Epic, Cerner + 2 other EHR vendors are using AI

Hospitals are unleashing the power of artificial intelligence and EHR vendors are taking note, with many of them integrating AI algorithms into their workflows.

Oracle Cerner gained 22 hospitals, lost 4,658 beds in 12 months

Oracle Cerner gained 22 hospitals within its network last year but lost thousands of hospital beds as legacy clients transitioned out.

The question Judy Faulkner asks new Epic employees

At a five-hour introductory meeting with new staffers, Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner asks them: “Why do you come to work?” she wrote in a June 5 blog post.

State Department looks to get new EHR on heels of Northwell partnership

After partnering with New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health to provide telehealth services for its diplomats, the U.S. State Department is now looking to install a new EHR system, Washington Technology reported June 2.