Jefferson Health is migrating its Epic EHR system to Microsoft Azure in a bid to secure, improve and optimize IT service delivery.
Category: Health IT
Fenway Health swaps Athenahealth EHR with Epic
Boston-based Fenway Health went live Dec. 1 with a new Epic EHR.
Athenahealth launches clinical advisory board
EHR vendor Athenahealth has launched a clinical advisory board to serve as a forum providing feedback to improve EHR workflows for clinicians.
Kaiser Permanente’s big bet on remote diabetes monitoring pays off
As hospitals and health systems increasingly look to remotely monitor patients for a variety of chronic conditions, Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is already tracking the diabetes of nearly 40,000 people from the comfort of their homes.
Meditech in the last 30 days
From piloting a clinical search tool with Google Health to partnering with new health systems, here are seven updates on Meditech’s operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker’s Hospital Review in November.
8 health systems switching to a new EHR system
Here are eight health systems that went live or announced plans to go live with a new EHR system in November:
Oracle Cerner ordered to stand trial in brain damage lawsuit
A U.S. appeals court has ordered Oracle Cerner to stand trial in a lawsuit accusing the company’s software of causing a patient’s brain damage.
Epic in the last 30 days
From entering into an agreement with Google Cloud to making its EHR system more compatible with Apple users, here are seven updates on Epic’s operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker’s Hospital Review in November.
A New Use for Dating Apps: Chasing STIs
For contact tracers of sexually transmitted infections, telephones and text messages have become ineffective. Dating apps increasingly are their best bet for informing people of their exposure risks.
Kettering Health to offer virtual breastfeeding support through partnership
Nest Collaborative, a virtual breastfeeding support platform, has partnered with Kettering (Ohio) Health to provide telehealth breastfeeding support to patients giving birth at the system’s maternity centers.
