Category: Health IT

MarinHealth gets $20M note for Epic EHR install

Greenbrae, Calif.-based MarinHealth Medical Center received millions of dollars from the state to help install its Epic EHR system, according to a news release from the office of the California state treasurer.

IBM, MIT AI tool generates questions to help clinicians using EHRs

IBM and Massachusetts Institute of Technology data scientists teamed up to create an artificial intelligence tool that generates questions to help healthcare professionals use EHRs more effectively and efficiently, according to their paper published Ju…

The best telehealth companies, per Healthline

Sesame Care has been rated the best overall telehealth company for 2022 by Healthline, with Amwell and Teladoc also receiving accolades in different categories

Epic + Oracle Cerner: 10 updates in the last 60 days

Epic and Oracle Cerner have been busy.

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.