Category: Health IT

Amwell posts a net loss of $70.6M in Q3

Amwell reported a total revenue of $69.2 million in the third quarter of 2022, up 11 percent from $62.2 million in the third quarter of 2021. 

Two Michigan health systems to share Epic EHR

Mackinac Straits Health System and MidMichigan Health have signed an agreement to share an Epic EHR system. 

North Carolina hospital chooses Oracle Cerner for EHR

Elkin, N.C.-based Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital has selected Oracle Cerner for its EHR system, The Elkin Tribune reported Nov. 9.

How to write shorter clinical notes

Here are tips you can borrow to write concise notes. While keeping them clear and thorough. And spending less time on EMR documentation. Don’t write paragraphs. You’re not writing a novel. Think bullet lists. They are easier to read. Cut on…

Kansas health center goes live with Epic

Emporia, Kan.-based CareArc has gone live with an Epic EHR system.

HCA Healthcare chooses Meditech Expanse for EHR

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has chosen Meditech as its preferred EHR provider. 

Oracle sells $7B in debt to fund Cerner deal; Fitch downgrades credit rating

Oracle has sold $7 billion in debt to fund its purchase of Cerner, Bloomberg reported Nov. 7, after which Fitch Ratings downgraded the company’s credit rating.

Health systems getting big grants for EHR installs, upgrades

Small, rural and safety-net hospitals across the U.S. are receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal funding and community grants to purchase, upgrade and install EHRs.

Tackling the nurse staffing crisis with virtual care models: best practices from Corewell Health and AvaSure

Because of nursing shortages, many health systems and hospitals are looking at virtual care models to reduce the strain on frontline caregivers.

Meditech adds 9 health systems to cloud-based platform

Meditech has added nine health systems to its cloud-based platform.