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Category: Health IT
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…
What Epic has done since Oracle bought Cerner
Oracle’s $28.4 billion deal to buy Cerner and plans for a nationwide healthcare database have captured the attention of health IT executives since the deal was announced in December. But Epic, which has the largest hospital EHR market share, has also b…
Epic, Cerner dive further into precision medicine with new partnerships
Epic and Cerner have inked two new partnerships to make genetic testing, precision medicine and genomic testing more easily accessible for patients.
Health Care Startups Turn to ‘Coaches’ to Help Patients Cope and Monitor Treatment
The interest, and investment, in coaching and encouragement is a curious turn for an industry that likes to boast of its billion-dollar pills and sophisticated artificial intelligence.
New digital front door app added to Epic’s MyChart
Tech company Healthcare Triangle launched a digital front door mobile app June 23 linked to Epic’s EHR.
Patients could lose telehealth access to opioid addiction treatment
Patients being treated virtually for opioid addiction may have to return to in-person care if the federal government doesn’t extend regulations allowing these types of telemedicine visits, Politico reported June 20.
