Category: Health IT

3 reasons practices should implement patient-initiated collaborative texting

Medical care continues to advance at a frenetic pace, with new diagnostics, treatments, and therapies arriving monthly. So why are medical communications still stuck in the 20th century? Despite the ubiquitous presence of smartphones among consumers of…

How the EHR is like a growing blob

I’m not sure about you, but May 27 cannot come soon enough for me. Finally, after three years, we will get the next installment of Stranger Things and another round of monsters, friendships, and 80s memories. For those of us Gen X-ers who grew up…

Oracle is planning a unified national healthcare database. Will it work?

Oracle’s primary mission is improving the complex healthcare system with technology, according to Larry Ellison.

Amwell names former Advocate Aurora exec as chief medical officer

Amwell named Carrie Nelson, MD, as chief medical officer. 

Top 10 factors clinicians associate with EHR reliability

Clinicians judge the reliability of their EHR largely by response time, but that’s not the only factor that contributes to their satisfaction with their systems, a June 1 KLAS Research report found.

Michigan Medicine scaling EHR system with Epic workflow integrations

Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine will enhance its EHR system with 19 new Epic System modules. 

How Oracle plans to offer new solutions to a ‘broken healthcare system’

From new cloud-enabled capabilities to increasing access to data, Oracle is planning to combine its enterprise platform, analytics and automation with Cerner’s clinical capabilities to make healthcare delivery more efficient. 

Virtual opioid treatment startup lands $50M

Bicycle Health has secured a $50 million investment to expand its virtual treatment offerings for opioid addiction.

Oracle completes $28.4B acquisition of Cerner

Oracle said it has completed its $28.4 billion acquisition of Cerner.

Many agencies not ready for 988 suicide hotline rollout

Many state and local government agencies are unprepared for the debut of the 988 suicide hotline, a Rand Corp. report found. The number is set to launch July 16.