Category: Health IT

Why Epic does immersion trips at health systems

Epic does multiday immersion trips at health systems to both educate the organizations on how to use the company’s EHR and learn more about healthcare’s technology needs.

Congress extends telehealth flexibilities: 5 notes

Congress has passed a federal spending bill that extends telehealth provisions through Sept. 30, 2025.

Addressing systemic challenges behind rising ER wait times [PODCAST]

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Physician executive Aiden Feng discusses the article, “Rising ER wait times signal larger health system challenges.” In this episode, Aiden examines how increa…

How AI is revolutionizing health care through the lens of Alice in Wonderland

Once upon a time, in the curious land of Wonderland, there lived a physician named Alice. On a curiouser and curiouser day, Alice found herself tumbling down the digital rabbit hole into a fantastical realm called Algorithmia, a land where the wonders …

VA accelerates Oracle Health EHR rollout

The VA is bolstering its planned Oracle Health EHR rollout after multiple setbacks in the last five years, according to Military.com.

How copy and paste in EHRs is hurting patient care

The electronic health record (EHR) has solved the illegibility issue of handwritten notes, but the downside and unintended consequences have been of equal or greater importance. The cult of the EHR “copy and paste” (CP) club in hospital car…

Oracle Health's new EHR: 5 updates from Seema Verma

Oracle Health is building a new EHR that will be powered by AI.

Sent Home To Heal, Patients Avoid Wait for Rehab Home Beds

Many patients ready to leave the hospital end up lingering for days or weeks — occupying beds that others need and driving up costs — because of a lack of open spots at nursing homes and rehabilitation facilities. A few health systems are addressing this problem by moving post-acute rehab into the home.

When Judy Faulkner heard: 'You're not thinking hard enough'

When a healthcare customer wanted to reduce his costs, he told Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner: “You’re not thinking hard enough.”

Larry Ellison touts AI agents in Oracle Health EHR

Oracle Health says AI agents in its EHR can automate many previously arduous tasks for health systems.