Category: Health IT

Head of Oracle Health engineering exits

Don Johnson, executive vice president of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure at Oracle, has abruptly left the company, TheRegister reported Jan. 25. 

Head of Oracle Health engineering exits

Don Johnson, executive vice president of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure at Oracle, has abruptly left the company, TheRegister reported Jan. 25. 

Epic in the last 30 days

From plans to put MyChart on smart televisions to new partnerships with health systems, here are four updates on Epic’s operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker’s Hospital Review in January.

MyChart on smart TVs, two-way texting, genomics: Epic's plans for '23

After a year in which it debuted several new software programs and worked with Big Tech companies such as Google and Apple, Epic has big plans and goals for 2023.

Former UCLA Health leader joins Latino-focused telehealth startup started by Amazon vets

Sarah Lopez, MD, a former patient safety officer for Los Angeles-based UCLA Health, has joined Latino-focused telehealth startup Zócalo Health as its first chief medical officer.

Digital, telehealth groups start virtual care directory

Virtual care collaborative Impact has started a crowdsourced online directory of virtual care companies, featuring big players like Amazon Clinic, CVS Health and Amwell.

How to incorporate Fitbit, Apple data into EHRs? UMass Chan to study

A study at Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Chan Medical School is analyzing how to effectively integrate data from wearables into EHRs.

VA reports EHR disruption

Multiple VA medical facilities across the U.S. reported an EHR slowdown earlier this week, according to The Spokesman-Review.

CVS Health debuts new virtual primary care

CVS Health launched new virtual care offerings Jan. 23 focused on primary care and mental health services.

14 health systems that charge for patient portal messages

Several hospitals and health systems now charge patients for electronic messages through patient portals like Epic’s MyChart.