Epic is constructing three new buildings at its 260-acre Wisconsin headquarters that will provide office space for an additional 1,100 employees, the Verona (Wis.) Press reported.
Category: Health IT
IT job openings at Epic, Meditech and Cerner
The top EHR companies are constantly looking to add IT talent to their teams.
The hidden impact of health tech: How to regain control and prioritize patient care
Usually, patients remain unaware of the demands health care technology makes on the time and attention of physicians. The patient may sense the doctor is always rushing and perhaps not spending as much time with them as they would like, but they don’t …
VA delays Oracle Cerner EHR rollout at Michigan hospital
The Department of Veterans Affairs is delaying its Oracle Cerner EHR rollout at its Saginaw (Mich.) Health System, FedScoop reported April 6.
4 health systems selecting Oracle Cerner
Since its acquisition of Cerner, the combined Oracle Cerner entity has become a major player in the EHR market.
US patients blindsided by telehealth appointments that charge a facility fee
U.S. patients are being blindsided by telehealth costs and many are facing facility fees even though they haven’t stepped foot in a hospital or physician’s office, The Washington Post reported April 1.
Wisconsin hospitals cannot charge for copies of electronic medical records, court says
On April 4, the Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld a ruling stating that healthcare companies cannot charge patients for electronic copies of their medical records as it goes against state law.
The crystal ball of cinema: How movies predict the future of technology
The world of cinema has always been a platform for creative minds to explore and express ideas about the future. Movies, especially those in the science fiction genre, have a unique ability to inspire innovation and predict future technologies. The int…
How Oregon health system uses team approach to answer MyChart messages
An Oregon health system took a team approach to answer patient portal messages to cut down the time primary care physicians there spent responding to them.
Judy Faulkner's No. 1 rule of software
Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner said the most important thing for software from a health system’s point of view is accuracy.
