Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center is looking to continue the expansion of its virtual care options after seeing a 5,000 percent increase in telehealth treatment in the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Fox13 Tampa Bay reported Feb. 1.
Category: Health IT
Telehealth company Wheel lays off 28% of workforce
Virtual care company Wheel laid off 28 percent of its workforce Jan. 31, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s. The move affected 56 employees.
Novant Health using MyChart to address hunger in North Carolina
Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health is utilizing a MyChart tool that can make referrals for patients experiencing food insecurity.
9 hospitals opting for Epic EHRs
Below are nine health systems that launched a new Epic EHR system or announced plans to do so since Dec. 21:
Arizona hospital turns to telehealth for cardiac rehab
Tucson Medical Center is using telehealth to offer cardiac rehab to rural Arizona residents, the Arizona Daily Star reported.
Veradigm makes EHR data available in Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership format
Veradigm, formerly known as Allscripts, is making network EHR data available within the Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership and Common Data Model format.
UVA Health to expand telehealth program
Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Health has partnered with a coalition of Southwest Virginia healthcare groups to expand its telehealth offerings to rural communities.
House members introduce bill to drop VA Oracle Cerner rollout
Montana Rep. Matt Rosendale, recently appointed head of the House Veterans Affairs technology oversight subcommittee, introduced a bill that would scrap the VA’s $20 billion Oracle Cerner EHR rollout, FCW reported Jan. 30.
It’s ‘Telehealth vs. No Care’: Doctors Say Congress Risks Leaving Patients Vulnerable
Congress’ $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package included a two-year extension of pandemic-era funding that helped telehealth services grow nationwide. But that cash bridge, embraced by those delivering services to patients in rural areas, doesn’t provide much certainty for the future of remote medicine.
What Oracle Cerner did in January
From U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs EHR updates to new genomics and kidney diagnostic tools, here is what Oracle Cerner did in January.
