Department of Veterans Affairs Deputy Secretary Donald Remy, who oversaw the organization’s Oracle Cerner EHR rollout, is stepping down, FedScoop reported March 1.
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Lawmaker: VA's Oracle Cerner rollout 'continues to burn money'
Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., said that the Department of Veterans Affairs Oracle Cerner EHR rollout “continues to burn money and disrupt care,” Nextgov reported March 1.
Indiana hospital goes live with new Meditech tool
Shelbyville, Ind.-based Major Health Partners went live with Meditech’s new Expanse Patient Care tool.
Ontrak CEO indicted for insider trading
Terren Peizer, CEO of telehealth company Ontrak, has been indicted for insider trading to avoid millions of dollars in losses, according to a March 1 Justice Department news release.
Cleveland Clinic, Bellin Health exemplify team-based telehealth, AMA says
The “doctor-does-it-all” approach doesn’t work for in-person healthcare and isn’t effective for telemedicine either, the American Medical Association says.
Epic, Oracle Cerner + 28 other EHR vendors ask HHS to delay prior authorization rulemaking
Epic, Oracle Cerner and other EHR vendors have asked HHS to extend the public comment period for a new rule to streamline the electronic transmission of prior authorizations.
Software malfunction caused EHR vendor Veradigm to overstate revenue by $20M
A software error caused Veradigm, the EHR vendor formerly known as Allscripts, to overstate its revenue by about $20 million over the past six quarters, the company said.
EHR vendor eClinicalWorks integrates with Google Chrome
EHR company eClinicalWorks has ensured it is fully functional with Google Chrome.
Epic, Oracle Cerner, Meditech could 'reshape the market' with remote monitoring tools in EHRs: Report
As a rapidly growing part of healthcare, remote patient monitoring presents a business opportunity for EHR vendors. Some of them are responding by adding features for patients to be cared for from home.
Epic, Press Ganey to integrate patient experience data into MyChart
Epic Systems has partnered with consumer experience company Press Ganey to integrate patient experience data into MyChart.
