Zafar Chaudry, MD, has been involved in health IT for more than three decades, working in both the United States and United Kingdom. So he has a unique perspective on how patient data exchange operates in two totally different healthcare systems.
Category: Health IT
Epic to offer blood transfusion information to its network of hospitals
Epic entered into an agreement with medical technology company Haemonetics Corp. to offer its blood bank information system to Epic’s network of hospitals.
11 health systems adopting Oracle Cerner’s EHR tech to improve patient safety, satisfaction
Oracle Cerner’s clients have achieved top HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model Stage 7 validation, the highest recognition for hospitals that have embraced the shift from paper to EHRs.
Epic in the last 30 days
From plans to build a nationwide health IT infrastructure to new partnerships with health systems, here are nine updates on Epic’s operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker’s Hospital Review in August.
Judy Faulkner: Epic building a ‘nationwide health IT infrastructure’
Judy Faulkner, CEO of Epic, discussed the company’s vision to build a nationwide health IT infrastructure last week at the annual Users Group Meeting while dressed as Amelia Earhart, according to The Cap Times.
Cleveland Clinic, Children’s Hospital New Orleans partner on teleradiology
Cleveland Clinic’s pediatric and neuroradiologists will now be available 24-7 to Children’s Hospital New Orleans providers through a new teleradiology partnership.
12 WVU Medicine hospitals recognized for EHR adoption
Twelve hospitals and hundreds of clinics that are part of Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine were recently recognized by HIMSS for EHR adoption.
Sanford Health breaks ground on 60K-square-foot virtual care center
Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health has started construction on a 60,000-square-foot virtual care center the health system says will expand services to its largely rural patient population.
Epic installed at nearly 900 Pacific Dental practices
One of the largest dental service organizations in the U.S. partnered with Epic to install EHR across almost 900 dental practices in its network.
Michigan health system plans to expand remote patient monitoring to 7,000 patients
Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care plans to expand its remote-monitoring program to 7,000 patients after a successful pilot launch, MLive reported Aug. 22.
