The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has had 498 disruptions to its EHR since Oracle Cerner began installing the new system in the fall of 2020, FedScoop reported recently.
Category: Health IT
10 top players in the virtual care market
As patients have increasingly sought telehealth services in recent years, while regulators have opened up rules allowing providers to be paid for them, the virtual care market is expected to continue growing.
What 4 health systems are paying for EHR installs
Here is how much four health systems are expected to pay for the cost of purchasing and installing a new electronic health record system:
Health informatics chief Dr. Peter Winkelstein says EHR, patient data exchange could work like smartphone apps
The seamless sharing of patient data has long been a goal of many in healthcare. Just ask Peter Winkelstein, MD.
Epic’s director of health policy departs
Alya Sulaiman, corporate counsel and director of health policy and regulatory affairs for Epic Systems, left the company to join healthcare law firm McDermott Will & Emery.
What Cerner pays its top IT professionals
Cerner pays senior software engineers $76,000 to $122,000 per year based on experience and other factors, according to Payscale.com.
MUSC launches ICU-telehealth program
MUSC Health Columbia (S.C) Medical Center Downtown partnered with telemedicine company Hicuity Health to launch tele-ICU services.
Optum Store adds $55 telehealth visits
Optum’s online marketplace, which aims to provide affordable healthcare products and services, now has virtual care visits.
What Epic pays its top IT professionals
Epic pays software developers $77,000 to $140,000 per year based on experience and other factors, according to Payscale.com.
Pennsylvania hospital eyes $2.3M Meditech install
Warren (Pa.) General Hospital is looking to install Meditech’s EHR system, which is expected to cost $2.3 million, Times Observer reported Aug. 17.
