Category: Health IT

What Oracle pays its software developers

Oracle has become a major player in the EHR and medtech industry. The company is looking to hire top-of-the-line software engineer talent.

Samsung looks to bring telehealth to TVs

Samsung is looking to connect clinicians and patients through TVs with the Samsung Telemedicine app, CNET reported Jan. 3.

Why the internet of things (IoT) must pivot to achieve health care potential [PODCAST]

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! “In many ways, internet of things (IoT) is a double-edged sword: connected devices are capturing huge volumes and varieties of data that can be mined for everything from potentially l…

11 hospitals seeking EHR talent

Three of the top vendors hospitals use to participate in the Medicare EHR incentive program are Oracle Cerner, Epic and Meditech, according to ONC data. Here are 11 hospitals and health systems that have posted job listings seeking EHR and IT expertise…

Telehealth Brings Expert Sexual Assault Exams to Rural Patients

Some rural residents must travel hours for a sexual assault exam. Specialized telehealth services are expanding so they can obtain care closer to home.

CFO departures, earnings reports, VA troubles: How Oracle Cerner made headlines in December

From their CFO leaving, to a strong Cerner earnings report, to continued troubles with the Department of Veterans Affairs EHR rollout, here are six headlines showcasing what Oracle Cerner has done since Dec. 5:

University Hospitals eyes unified Epic EHR in 2023

University Hospitals in Cleveland aims to have a unified EHR platform by the end of 2023.

The transformation of doctors into “Dr. Widgets”

It has finally happened, I have transitioned to viewing myself as a widget, a depersonalized interface between the EMR and the patient. I am the unnamed device that collects the patient data and subsequently transcribes it into prose for billing purpos…

Washington VA medical center losing staff due to Oracle Cerner rollout

Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center is losing staff and seeing high staff frustration as the Spokane, Wash.-based hospital continues to use the Oracle Cerner EHR, first rolled out in 2018 and paused in July, The Spokesman Review reported Dec. 26.

New York health system to use USDA grant to integrate Epic EHR into emergency response system

Potsdam, N.Y.-based St. Lawrence Health is using part of a $10 million USDA grant to integrate its Epic EHR with its emergency response services, Watertown Daily Times reported Dec. 24.