As health data-sharing improves, but at a slow pace, the nation’s largest EHR vendor, Epic, plays a big role in helping to create a clinically interoperable healthcare system. The company controls about a third of the U.S. hospital market share.
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Cerner to pay $1.8M in racial discrimination case
Cerner has agreed to pay $1.8 million in back pay and interest over claims it discriminated against Black and Asian applicants, according to an Aug. 9 U.S. Labor Department news release.
Allscripts can be sued in Puerto Rico, court rules
A U.S. appeals court upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit in Puerto Rico against Allscripts, but noted that the EHR vendor is open to being sued in the U.S. territory, Law360 reported Aug. 8.
Why doctors are getting their asses kicked by technology [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! “Physicians have terrible technology, but they refuse to recognize high-tech as a medical specialty. They must integrate technology as they do laboratory science. Physicians are certa…
VA Oracle Cerner EHR suffers 3-hour outage from corrupted patient database
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ Oracle Cerner EHR system suffered a three-hour outage on Aug. 4 resulting in downtime and delays to VA patient databases, FedScoop reported Aug. 5.
What’s stopping Congress from extending telehealth benefits
The House passed legislation to extend Medicare reimbursements for medical visits that occur by video or phone call through 2024, but recent federal crackdowns on Medicare fraud linked to telehealth have raised concerns in Washington, Politico reported…
MarinHealth goes live with Epic EHR system
Greenbrae, Calif.-based MarinHealth Medical Center’s new EHR system called APeX went live at the health system Aug. 8.
Amwell revenue up 7% to $64.5M
Amwell reported a second quarter revenue of $64.5 million, up 7 percent from $60.2 million in the second quarter of 2021.
Q&A with CIO Donna Roach on what’s stalling healthcare data-sharing
Health data interoperability has long been a goal of health IT executives and policy experts. But it’s 2022 — and the healthcare system doesn’t appear all that close to getting there.
Amwell announces CVS Health virtual care partnership
Amwell is working with CVS Health to roll out the retail drugstore giant’s new virtual primary care service, the telehealth provider announced in its Aug. 4 second quarter earnings call.
