Category: Health IT

The “wonder years” of health care

In the wake of medical home certification, meaningful use, the Cures Act, and the pandemic, it’s clear that virtually all health care is now built on a digital foundation. EHRs are pervasive in the delivery system and are increasingly connected to prac…

What Epic has done since Oracle bought Cerner

Oracle’s $28.4 billion deal to buy Cerner and plans for a nationwide healthcare database have captured the attention of health IT executives since the deal was announced in December. But Epic, which has the largest hospital EHR market share, has also b…

Epic, Cerner dive further into precision medicine with new partnerships

Epic and Cerner have inked two new partnerships to make genetic testing, precision medicine and genomic testing more easily accessible for patients.

Health Care Startups Turn to ‘Coaches’ to Help Patients Cope and Monitor Treatment

The interest, and investment, in coaching and encouragement is a curious turn for an industry that likes to boast of its billion-dollar pills and sophisticated artificial intelligence.

New digital front door app added to Epic’s MyChart

Tech company Healthcare Triangle launched a digital front door mobile app June 23 linked to Epic’s EHR.

Patients could lose telehealth access to opioid addiction treatment

Patients being treated virtually for opioid addiction may have to return to in-person care if the federal government doesn’t extend regulations allowing these types of telemedicine visits, Politico reported June 20.

150th Encompass hospital installs Oracle Cerner

Integrated healthcare company Encompass Health launched its 150th post-acute inpatient rehabilitation hospital linked to the Oracle Cerner EHR on June 20.

Patients losing access to physicians as telehealth access rolls back

State by state, telehealth access is rolling back as the pandemic-era emergency orders, which allowed physicians to see patients in multiple states, are lapsing causing some patients to lose access to physicians, NBC News reported June 19. 

Telehealth startup launches with support from U of Cincinnati innovation lab

The University of Cincinnati Venture Lab is backing a telehealth startup focused on increasing access to healthcare for patients who lack transportation or live in rural areas.

Epic will join health data interoperability task force

Epic plans to join the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement, a new health information exchange network that aims to improve health data interoperability across the U.S.