Patients continue to use telehealth because of the convenience and speed of care but its biggest barriers include connectivity issues and lack of services, according to J.D. Power.
Category: Health IT
How Epic allows health systems to view the enterprise
Epic’s EHR contains an enterprise view where health system executives can check out performance indicators and spot trends across their organizations.
EHR systems still a major factor in clinician burnout
The biggest contributor to clinician burnout is “present-day EHRs,” a Oct. 1 report from Health Note found.
9 Epic updates in 30 days
From plans to rollout 20 news programs to facing an antitrust lawsuit, here are 9 updates on Epic’s operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker’s Hospital Review in September:
Oracle Health in the news: 10 updates
Oracle Health, the EHR company formerly known as Cerner, had a busy September. Here are 10 headlines from the month.
UNC Health offers free virtual care after Hurricane Helene
Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health is offering free virtual care to residents of Western North Carolina, one of the regions hardest hit by Hurricane Helene.
VA employees breached Vance, Walz medical records: 5 notes
VA employees wrongly accessed the medical records for both vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz, according to The Washington Post.
Judy Faulkner's succession plan at Epic
While Judy Faulkner has no plan to retire from Epic, she has made arrangements for the company to stay private and employee-owned after she’s gone, Forbes reported Sept. 30.
The role of AI in improving health care: artificial intelligence and appreciative inquiry
Kim Downey: Part of my work supporting physicians involves facilitating connections, both among physicians and with others who assist them. In this vein, I introduced Dr. Wael Saasouh to Lisa Scardina. Our discussion touched on AI, with Dr. Saasouh sha…
Epic, Particle Health feud continues: 6 things to know
Epic is urging Carequality, an interoperability network, to disclose the findings of a previous dispute involving Particle Health, which raised concerns about the company’s data-sharing practices.
