Category: Health IT

AI in medical practices [PODCAST]

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Join Robert Murry, chief medical officer at NextGen Healthcare, to delve into the transformative power of artificial intelligence in rural medical practices. Robert, also …

Charting efficiency secrets [PODCAST]

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Join nurse practitioner Erica Dorn as we delve into practical strategies to enhance charting efficiency. From leveraging smart phrases and templates to setting boundaries …

VA aims to revive Oracle Health EHR rollout

The VA aims to resume its Oracle Health EHR rollout before the end of fiscal year 2025, after pausing the $16 billion initiative in 2023, Nextgov reported April 11. 

Less than 1% of Medicare patients billed for patient portal messages

Patient portal messages make up only a small percentage of the healthcare services patients get billed for, a new study found.

Judy Faulkner's financial philosophy

Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner is happy when her employees don’t know what EBIDTA stands for.

Memorial Hermann says physician altered patient records, closed 2 transplant programs as a result

Houston-based Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center told The New York Times J. Steve Bynon Jr., MD, a transplant surgeon and head of the system’s abdominal transplant program, admitted to altering patient records, which led to denied care and the recen…

Epic approved for 'otherworldly' expansion

A local planning commission has approved Epic’s plans for a headquarters expansion that will feature more fantasy-themed buildings, the Milwaukee Business Journal reported.

Kaiser's mental healthcare faces scrutiny

A union is accusing Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente of mishandling decisions about mental health services, the Los Angeles Times reported April 9. 

Illinois hospital moves to Meditech

Morris (Ill.) Hospital & Healthcare Centers moved from four disparate EHR systems to a Meditech Expanse EHR system. 

EMRs and insurance: a pediatrician’s success story

I am a pediatrician who trained in a residency program that taught us insurance companies were evil entities intent on profits over patient care. As ICD codes and CPT codes expanded, my colleagues complained that these were ways insurers could deny car…