Oracle Cerner plans to lay off some employees and bring others back to the office full time, the Kansas City Business Journal reported.
Category: Health IT
Northwell picks Epic in EHR switch
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health is moving from Allscripts to Epic Systems.
How to overcome telemedicine’s biggest obstacles
The global health care sector has undergone a digital revolution, with telemedicine at the forefront of this transformation. Telemedicine offers promising opportunities to enhance patient care, reduce costs, and expand access to health care services. H…
Can AI solve the physician shortage crisis?
A 2021 Merritt Hawkins article reports increasing physician shortfalls in the U.S. while pointing out that almost 50 percent of all currently practicing physicians are older than 55. In some medical specialties, the “greater-than-55” physic…
TikTok, telehealth fuel Ozempic shortage
TikTok and telehealth are driving a shortage of the weight-loss drug Ozempic, CNN reported March 17.
VA looking to renegotiate its $10B contract with Oracle Cerner
The Department of Veterans Affairs is trying to negotiate a five-year option period for its $10 billion contract with Oracle Cerner as the EHR modernization program has been troubled since its rollout in 2020, FCW reported March 16.
The letter grades EHR vendors get for interoperability
Interoperability has long been a goal of many in the healthcare industry, with EHR vendors playing a big role in how well providers can share and receive patient data.
Oracle can grow in healthcare — if 'no competition shows up,' analysis says
In reporting quarterly revenues that missed analysts’ expectations, Larry Ellison, founder and chief technology officer of Oracle, touted the software giant’s push into healthcare — a strategy that doesn’t come without risks, according to a March 17 an…
Why ChristianaCare wants to be the 'Amazon of healthcare'
Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare is offering patients a subscription service for virtual primary care services offering faster and more personalized care, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported March 16.
Mount Sinai, NYC libraries offer classes on accessing telehealth, health records
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.
