Category: Health IT

The recent closing of Amazon Care shows the magnitude of the challenge in changing health care

Amazon recently announced plans to shut down Amazon Care, an in-home and virtual health care service. The reasons cited were attributed to a significant overlap of services with the One Medical chain of clinics, which Amazon purchased in July of this y…

Medical Coding Creates Barriers to Care for Transgender Patients

The codes used by U.S. medical providers to bill insurers haven’t caught up to the needs of trans patients or even international standards. Consequently, doctors are forced to get creative with what codes they use, or patients spend hours fighting big out-of-pocket bills.

Tuskegee University launches virtual care station on campus

Tuskegee (Ala.) University has rolled out a new on-campus virtual care station in collaboration with telehealth company OnMed that is available for no cost to students, staff and the community as a whole.

Maine hospital opts for Meditech EHR system

Houlton (Maine) Regional Hospital is implementing Meditech’s EHR system. 

4 leadership changes at Oracle Cerner

Here are four recent leadership and executive moves at Oracle Cerner Becker’s has covered since July 25:

Wyoming health system switches to Oracle Cerner EHR

Sundance, Wyo.-based Crook County Medical District is switching to Oracle Cerner as its EHR vendor, The Sundance Times reported Sept. 8.

Epic + interoperability: 7 notes

Epic has been working on interoperability for years and announced new efforts in recent months.

Open health data exchange is a ‘pillar’ of Meditech, interoperability leader says

As the federal government and many patients push for a national electronic exchange of health information, big EHR vendors like Meditech will have a lot of say in how quickly we get to that point.

Study: Growth in remote patient monitoring driven by small number of providers

A small number of primary care providers have been responsible for most of the recent growth in remote patient monitoring, though it’s not known how much their patients needed that type of potentially expensive care, a new Health Affairs study found.

Human touch and scientific veracity are missing in health care technology       

Working remotely during the coronavirus pandemic has immersed physicians in technology, perhaps accelerating its integration with medical practice – but not necessarily its acceptance or authenticity. I tend to doubt the veracity of much of what I read…