New York City-based Mount Sinai is partnering with the New York Public Library to offer digital literacy classes for individuals trying to access healthcare via telehealth or through electronic information technologies.
Category: Health IT
Ohio medical center to transition to new EHR system
Wright-Patterson (Ohio) Medical Center will transition to the MHS Genesis EHR system on June 3.
VA says 4 deaths linked to its Oracle Cerner EHR system
The Department of Veterans Affairs confirmed that the Oracle Cerner EHR system caused six incidents of “catastrophic harm” to veterans, and four of those incidents led to the death of patients, The Spokesman-Review reported March 15.
'Most powerful woman in healthcare': Judy Faulkner named 1 of 5 inspirational women in business
Noting that she’s been dubbed the “most powerful woman in healthcare,” marketing agency C2 Communications named Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner one of its five inspirational women in business.
Bridging the digital divide: How to bring trust back into the patient-physician relationship
Health care’s journey into the digital era hasn’t always been smooth sailing. While the rapid proliferation of digital health tools has produced some major benefits both inside and outside the clinic, these technologies have also created a …
Mercy forms partnership to design hospital-at-home program
St. Louis-based Mercy is partnering with tech-focused at-home care company Maribel Health to develop new at-home care programs, including a hospital-at-home program.
New York hospital integrates new physician assignment tool with Epic EHR
Rochester, N.Y.-based UR Medicine Highland Hospital is integrating Medaptus’ physician assignment software Assign into its Epic EHR system.
Can foundation AI models like ChatGPT and Google’s Bard be used for automating medical scribing?
Foundation models like ChatGPT and Google’s Bard are derived from natural language processing, machine learning, and deep learning algorithms. These models use transfer learning mechanisms to convert texts to summaries. Using foundation models is…
3 health systems enhancing their EHRs
Hospitals and health systems are adding new software, tools and tech upgrades to their EHRs to build upon their systems’ offerings.
VA identifies 4 patient safety issues with Oracle Cerner EHR
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has identified four major patient safety issues with the problematic Oracle Cerner EHR implementation.
