Category: Health IT

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.

Top 10 EHR vendors by global market share

Oracle Cerner was the global leader in EHR market share in 2021, serving about 2,389 hospitals worldwide, according to a July 7 report from KLAS Research.

Former Wyoming hospital employee caught snooping in patient medical records

A former Cheyenne (Wyo.) Regional Medical Center employee improperly accessed patient health records between Aug. 31, 2020, and May 26, 2022, the hospital said July 6.

Teladoc expands virtual primary care offerings

Teladoc has expanded the offerings for Primary360, its virtual primary care platform, to give members improved access to care. 

Top 50 remote patient monitoring companies, per AVIA

AVIA has released a report on the top 50 remote patient monitoring companies based off of AVIA data and the number of clients each remote monitoring company has listed on AVIA Connect.

Meditech partners with 2 UK health system trusts to build joint EHR system

East Cheshire NHS Trust and Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, part of the United Kingdom’s National Health Service, will use Meditech Expanse to create a joint EHR system. 

13 times Oracle Cerner was in the news lately

The big news for Cerner in the last month was its acquisition by tech company Oracle for $28.4 billion June 8. But the EHR vendor has otherwise been busy.