Category: Health IT

CommonSpirit moving 'fast and aggressively' toward single EHR: CEO

When Wright Lassiter III took over as CommonSpirit CEO in 2022 — three years after the merger between Englewood, Colo.-based Catholic Health Initiatives and San Francisco-based Dignity Health was completed — one of his key goals was to unify the health…

Top 10 EHR implementation challenges

Implementations remain one of the weakest aspects of the EHR experience, with customer satisfaction dropping significantly since 2022, KLAS Research reported.

'Definitions matter': Cleveland Clinic's approach to hospital at home

Cleveland Clinic has grown its hospital-at-home program by “demonstrating value to patients and gaining adoption from brick-and-mortar caregivers,” a leader told Becker’s.

New California Laws Target Medical Debt, AI Care Decisions, Detention Centers

California has a few major changes coming to its health policy landscape in 2025. New laws that took effect Jan. 1 ban medical debt from credit reports, allow public health inspections of private immigration detention centers, and ban toxic chemicals in makeup.

When Judy Faulkner met KLAS

In 1999, Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner got a call from Kent Gale from KLAS after the EHR vendor came in first in the health IT researcher’s survey of healthcare organizations, she recalled in a January blog post.

From Epic to a health system: Inside a leader's EHR implementation

Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare recently appointed a former Epic executive to oversee its transition to the EHR vendor.

Teladoc teams up with Amazon for chronic care

Teladoc and Amazon have partnered to expand access to Teladoc’s chronic condition programs.

Ensemble lands 11th patent for hospital data exchange tech

Cincinnati-based Ensemble, a revenue cycle managed service company for healthcare organizations, received its 11th patent.

Health care predictions 2025: What’s next for AI, access, and home care

I’ve taken a little writing break as I turned off news to preserve my mental health after the election. As 2024 limps to a close, I look forward to a fresh start in 2025 with a few of my own crystal ball predictions of what’s to come in Ame…

Startup pushes back against Epic's motion to dismiss lawsuit

On Jan. 9, startup Particle Health responded to Epic Systems’ motion to dismiss its lawsuit, accusing the EHR giant of monopolistic practices aimed at eliminating competition in the payer platform market.