Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner said the most important thing for software from a health system’s point of view is accuracy.
Category: Health IT
Telehealth startups worry DEA proposal will disrupt prescribing drugs that prevent overdoses
As the DEA continues to propose stricter regulations on telehealth-based opioid prescribing, telehealth companies say they are worried that the crackdown won’t allow them to prescribe life-saving medications that can help prevent opioid overdoses, The …
Meditech enters data collaboration with Institute for Health Metrics
Meditech is partnering with the Institute for Health Metrics to expedite health equity data collection.
Meditech enters data collaboration with Institute for Health Metrics
Meditech is partnering with the Institute for Health Metrics to expedite health equity data collection.
National telehealth utilization increased by 7.3% in January
National telehealth utilization increased by 7.3 percent in January 2023, compared to 3.8 percent in December, according to Fair Health’s Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker.
I’m a medical oncologist. Here’s why AI isn’t going to cure cancer.
As a cancer physician, the amount of data I obtain on my patients is ever-increasing, along with options for cancer therapies. This is, as the saying goes, a good problem to have, but the amount of data management oncologists must do after hours (becau…
Top lawmaker moves to block VA Oracle Cerner rollout until requirements are met
Sen. Jerry Moran, the ranking member on the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, and 11 other Republican co-sponsors introduced legislation that would prohibit the VA from continuing with its Oracle Cerner EHR rollout until certain requirements are met,…
Breaking the silence on the harmful effects of the EMR
Well, it finally happened. To me. A physician. I became an MD 30 years ago, long before the EMR existed. This was also well before Dr. Google appeared on the scene. A time when medical records existed only on paper. I remember getting frustrated when I…
Texas health system Cerner EHR goes live
Gatesville, Texas-based Coryell Health has gone live with the first phase of its Cerner EHR implementation at its hospital, outpatient departments and clinics.
The culture of working at Epic: Long hours, valuable professionally
Former Epic employees told the Daily Cardinal they worked long, hard hours at the EHR vendor but gained good experience for their careers.
