A former medical assistant at Mansfield, La.-based Desoto Regional Health System has pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining substances from the health system, The Shreveport Times reported Oct. 7.
Category: Health IT
VA’s Oracle Cerner pharmacy module hit with outage
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ Oracle Cerner EHR pharmacy services experienced an outage on Oct. 6, FedScoop reported Oct. 7.
Aspen Valley Hospital goes live with $16M Epic system
Aspen (Colo.) Valley Hospital went live with its $16 million Epic EHR installation on Oct. 1, according to Oct. 10 reporting in Aspen Daily News.
The focus of the internet of things (IoT) must pivot to achieve health care potential
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 life-saving health care information to guidance toward peak athletic pe…
Meditech creates two new workspaces for third-party developers
Meditech has expanded its Greenfield workspace to include two new collaborative environments that help third-party developers and customers test innovations within their EHRs.
Ro partners with National Institute on Aging to diversify clinical trial registration
Telehealth company Ro is partnering with the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health, to use its telehealth platform to screen patients for Alzheimer’s and dementia clinical studies.
Epic overhauls sepsis algorithm
Epic has made changes to its sepsis prediction model in a bid to improve its accuracy and make its alerts more meaningful to clinicians.
Louisiana hospital to spend $41K to upgrade its Oracle Cerner EHR
Winnsboro, La.-based Franklin Medical Center will receive $41,640 to upgrade its Oracle Cerner EHR system, The Franklin Sun reported Oct. 5.
How hospital CIOs, IT leaders prepared for the new information-blocking rule
A new rule went into effect Oct. 6 that allows patients complete access to their electronic health records, without unreasonable delay or costs.
Methodist Health System extends contract with Oracle Cerner for 10 years
Omaha, Neb.-based Methodist Health System has extended its contract with EHR vendor Oracle Cerner for another 10 years.
