Telehealth startups offering private, on-demand virtual care have been sharing some of the sensitive information gathered during a patient’s intake and checkout process with big tech companies, TheMarkup reported Dec. 13.
Category: Health IT
Why Epic and Google Cloud repaired their relationship
Almost three years ago, Epic, the nation’s largest hospital EHR vendor, reportedly told customers it wouldn’t pursue further integrations with Google Cloud.
What smaller EHR vendors like Meditech, Allscripts, Athenahealth did in 2022
EHR vendors had a busy year. Here is the top news that Becker’s covered on EHR vendors Meditech, Allscripts and Athenahealth in 2022.
Cerner generates $1.5B in revenue for Oracle
Cerner generated $1.5 billion in revenue for Oracle in the second quarter of 2022.
UNC Health System's integrative cancer support program goes virtual
UNC Health System’s integrative medicine clinic has expanded, allowing patients to conduct their visits either in-person or via telemedicine.
VA to hire 1,000 IT workers to help with Oracle Cerner EHR rollout
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs plans to hire 1,000 IT workers to help with the implementation of its Oracle Cerner EHR, FedScoop reported.
Epic's 12 biggest moves in 2022
From entering into an agreement with Google Cloud to updating some of its EHR capabilities to become more compatible with Apple, here are 12 of Epic’s biggest moves in 2022:
Top 10 negative, positive words in patient EHR messages
Patients sending negative words in EHR messages isn’t associated with provider burnout, a study in JAMA Network Open found, but natural language processing may identify ways to filter them out and otherwise improve the patient experience.
Epic launches interoperability hub for developers
Epic is introducing a connection hub where developers can indicate that their software is interoperable with the EHR vendor.
Oracle-Cerner deal 6 months later: CIOs weigh in
Hospitals and health systems using Cerner for their EHR haven’t seen a lot of changes in the six months since the vendor was bought by software giant Oracle, save for some extra engagement from the company, several CIOs told Becker’s.
