Sonoma (Calif.) Valley Hospital is going live with a new Epic EHR.
Category: Health IT
Hackensack’s Epic EHR move to Google will create improved interoperability
Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health is looking to provide a huge opportunity for discoveries that can improve patient care and interoperability with its ongoing collaboration with Google Cloud, Kash Patel, executive vice president and chief d…
Brooklyn health system deals with EHR outages
One Brooklyn (N.Y.) Health experienced an EHR outage for several days last week, The City reported Nov. 25.
More health systems charging for MyChart messages
A growing number of health systems are starting to charge patients for asking for their physicians’ advice through online patient portals, such as MyChart, which is sparking mixed reactions from patient advocates and providers, The Chicago Tribune repo…
Epic making EHR feature available to Apple users
Epic is updating its EHR capabilities to become more compatible with Apple’s Mac operating system.
Medical innovation: a serendipitous step toward gender equity
There has never been a better time to be a woman entrepreneur. With ever-growing numbers of venture funds specifically for women and nonprofits dedicated to advancing women in tech, the next Apple is ripe for the picking. However, there remains a wide …
Federal agency to adopt Oracle Cerner EHR
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration plans to join the integrated federal EHR under Oracle Cerner in summer 2023, GovCIO Media & Research reported Nov. 22.
Where states stand on telehealth parity
As telehealth use expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic, many states passed laws requiring payers to reimburse providers at the same rate as in-person visits. But not all of them.
New partnerships for Epic, Oracle Cerner, Meditech
Electronic health record vendors Epic, Oracle Cerner and Meditech are adding new partnerships and entering into new agreements with Big Tech companies and startups in order to upgrade their offerings for healthcare organizations.
Penn Medicine’s telehealth program improves opioid use disorder treatment
Penn Medicine’s telehealth program was able to help alleviate barriers to opioid use disorder treatment and increased buprenorphine prescriptions by 89 percent, according to a study published Nov. 16 in NEJM Catalyst.
