Category: Health IT

Direct primary care startup lands $45M investment

A health tech startup that provides membership-based direct primary care has landed a $45 million investment.

Tech startup, Rite Aid collaborate on rural health expansion

A tech-powered startup and one of the nation’s largest pharmacy chains have joined forces to improve access to rural healthcare.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia staff accurately used telemedicine to diagnose genetic disorders

When it comes to diagnosing rare genetic disorders, telemedicine looks to be just as effective as in-person appointments, according to a June 1 study published in Pediatrics.

Ascension, UAB enter telehealth partnership

Ascension St. Vincent’s Chilton in Clanton, Ala., and University of Alabama, Birmingham Medicine have teamed up to provide a telehealth service for critical care and stroke patients in Chilton County, according to a May 31 UAB press release. 

Medtronic, DaVita forming in-home-focused kidney care company

Medtronic and DaVita are forming a company that will focus on in-home kidney care.

Cerner adds, expands relationships with 331 clients in Q1

Cerner added and expanded relationships with 331 clients in the first quarter of 2022. 

UConn Health implementing Epic EHR system into its neonatal intensive care unit

Farmington, Conn.-based UConn Health’s neonatal intensive care unit will replace its paper record keeping system with Epic’s EHR system. 

What’s next for Epic, Cerner

Epic and Cerner make up more than half of the U.S. hospital EHR market, but they are leaning into different strategies for growth.

To scribe or not to scribe? That is the question.

By this title, I mean whether it is a good idea or not to hire a scribe to enter data into the electronic medical record (EMR) system. I favor having a scribe. I came of age with paper charts, and I found the transition to EMR tricky and time-consuming…

U.S. senators outline 5 ways to expand mental health telemedicine

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is calling for an expansion of mental health telemedicine, which has proliferated in use during the COVID-19 crisis.