Category: Health IT

Chaos and order: the simulated context

An excerpt from Reality Check: In Pursuit of the Right Questions. I was on the floor of the International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare conference when I  heard screaming in the near distance. I turned toward it and saw some people gathering and …

Optum’s bet on virtual care, home health

Optum doubled down on its virtual and home-based care strategy in March by combining with LHC Group, an in-home healthcare provider, in a $5.4 billion transaction.

How California is building the nation’s largest healthcare data exchange

The state of California recently embarked on an ambitious endeavor. Using hundreds of millions of dollars in public funding, the nation’s largest state plans to connect its hospitals and healthcare providers through a statewide health information excha…

Rhode Island physician named to Epic national advisory board

Jared Anderson, MD, an emergency physician practicing at Providence, R.I.-based Lifespan hospitals, has been named to Epic’s national advisory board.

Amwell CEO on the future of telehealth 

From the power struggle of regulatory telehealth policy to the rise of automation technology, Amwell President and co-CEO Roy Schoenberg, MD, shared his predictions on the future of telehealth with Politico July 13. 

Mississippi hospital helping implement Epic EHR system at nearby hospital

Jackson, Miss.-based St. Dominic Hospital will implement its Epic EHR system at McComb, Miss.-based Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical. 

Northwell invests $10M in virtual behavioral health startup

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health has provided a $10 million series C investment into Brightline, a virtual behavioral health startup seeking to provide care in the New York metro area.

How physicians are mishandling technology

Physicians are getting their asses kicked by technology, but this is reversible if they integrate technology as they do laboratory science. Medicine needs specialized doctors who only focus on technology. This will combat burnout and take control of a …

NLP and AI technologies streamline tedious health care processes to enable faster care

Two years after the global pandemic totally rewrote the health care playbook, hospitals, health systems, facilities, and providers are still striving to find some semblance of normalcy. Challenges present before the pandemic weren’t solved during the a…

Digital Mental Health Companies Draw Scrutiny and Growing Concerns

Consumers who have trouble getting in to see a therapist are turning to online behavioral health providers that offer quick access. But there’s limited research on their effectiveness.