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.
Category: Health IT
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.
Big Employers Are Offering Abortion Benefits. Will the Information Stay Safe?
Work-based benefits may expand access to abortion for people who live in areas where the service is unavailable, but experts warn that claiming benefits could create a paper trail for law enforcement officials to follow.
Athenahealth, Nuance create AI-based EHR documentation tool
Athenahealth has launched a virtual voice assistant that helps clinicians document patient visits within its EHR system.
Why doctors are getting their asses kicked by technology
Physicians have terrible technology, but they refuse to recognize high-tech as a medical specialty. They must integrate technology as they do laboratory science. Physicians are certainly suffering from poorly-designed electronic medical records (EHR), …
Medical scribes, EHR templates boost efficiency, satisfaction and care quality, report says
Medical scribes and EHR templates come out on top when compared to other EHR interface technologies and solutions, according to a June 25 paper published in Cureus.
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…
