Category: Health IT

Chair of House VA committee 'open to any idea that holds VA and Oracle Cerner accountable'

Rep. Mike Bost, the House Committee on Veterans Affairs chair, is “open to any idea that holds VA and Oracle Cerner accountable, but the time for half-measures and tinkering around the edges is over,” a spokesperson for the Illinois Republican told Fed…

U of Louisville Health expands telehealth services

The University of Louisville (Ky.) is expanding access to teletherapy services as clinicians at its Louisville-based Peace Hospital launched a program designed to refer patients 12 and older for digital behavioral health treatment, ABC affiliate WHAS11…

Dr. David Feinberg joins board of predictive analytics company

Oracle Health Chair David Feinberg, MD, has been named to the board of Intus Care, which is developing a predictive analytics platform focused on geriatrics.

Epic named top EHR vendor by KLAS for 13th straight year

Epic was named the top overall health IT software suite for the 13th year in a row Feb. 8 in the 2023 Best in KLAS Awards.

Company ordered to pay Oracle Cerner $925K over failed EHR patent lawsuit

Oracle Cerner has won a federal patent infringement lawsuit, and the company that sued the EHR vendor was ordered to pay its attorney fees totaling about $925,000.

Oracle Cerner EHR rolls out across 11 military facilities

An EHR from Oracle Cerner and other health IT vendors has been rolled out to 11 military treatment facilities.

House Democrat doesn't want to pull the plug on VA's Oracle Cerner roll out

U.S. Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., is pushing back against legislation proposed by U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont., that would scrap the VA’s $20 billion Oracle Cerner EHR rollout, FCW reported Feb. 6. 

Duke researchers use EHR data to predict autism

Researchers at Durham, N.C.-based Duke University found that EHR data can meaningfully predict autism by age 30 days, according to a study published Feb. 2 in JAMA Network Open.

Oracle exec urges lawmakers not to abandon VA Cerner rollout

Following proposed legislation that would scrap the Department of Veterans Affairs Oracle Cerner EHR implementation, Oracle Executive Vice President Ken Glueck is hitting back in a Feb 3. letter, saying that to scrap the project “ensures snatching defe…

EHR vendor Athenahealth lays off 178 employees

EHR vendor Athenahealth has laid off 178 employees, the Boston Globe reported.