Here are 13 hospitals and health systems that have completed new EHR implementations in 2024:
Category: Health IT
Reducing medical errors from health care AI: lessons from Claude Shannon and Max Planck on precision in medicine
In 1948, Claude Shannon revolutionized the world of communication with his theory of information, showing that precision and efficiency could emerge from chaos. Roughly 40 years earlier, Max Planck had done something similar in physics by discovering t…
DEA extends telehealth prescribing flexibilities: 5 notes
The Drug Enforcement Administration extended the flexibilities enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic that allows healthcare providers to prescribe specific controlled substances via telehealth.
CIOs on Oracle Health's new EHR: 'We need good competition'
Health system CIOs told Becker’s they are taking a wait-and-see approach before declaring whether Oracle’s new EHR will transform the hospital IT landscape but are pleased with the increased competition.
Trump's VA pick to inherit overbudget Oracle EHR overhaul
President-elect Donald Trump has named Doug Collins to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, Politico reported Nov. 14.
EHR vendors step up interoperability efforts
Epic, Meditech, and Oracle Health are advancing interoperability efforts, driving improved data sharing and connectivity in healthcare.
How a Trump administration could shape the future of telehealth
Under the first Trump administration, telehealth benefitted, The Wall Street Journal reported Nov. 14.
AMA considers MyChart billing resolution: 5 things to know
An American Medical Association House of Delegates committee is considering a resolution that the organization work with payers to bill patients for patient portal messages.
From handwritten notes to digital solutions: a journey in health IT
The journey of electronic health records (EHRs) mirrors my own professional transformation. As a practicing anesthesiologist at Moffitt Cancer Center in the early 2000s, I handwrote paper charts in an era when computers were already integral to other p…
The role and pitfalls of health care artificial intelligence algorithms in closed-loop anesthesia systems
Automation and artificial intelligence (AI) have been advancing steadily in health care, and anesthesia is no exception. A critical development in this area is the rise of closed-loop AI systems, which automatically control specific medical variables u…
