Telehealth startup Cerebral is putting a pause on prescribing controlled substances to new patients as the company faces allegations of overprescribing, The Wall Street Journal reported May 4.
Category: Health IT
How virtual triage can transform patient access
Patient access is one of the thorniest problems in healthcare. When patients need to schedule an appointment or have another time-sensitive concern, ensuring such issues can be addressed in an efficient and standardized manner is a growing priority for…
Athenahealth adds Nuance to its digital marketplace
Athenahealth added Nuance’s Dragon Ambient eXperience to its digital marketplace.
Boston Children’s Hospital inks deal to innovate, scale pediatric telehealth
Boston Children’s Hospital partnered with virtual care platform Summus Global to innovate and expand its pediatric virtual care options to more patients.
Cerner’s net earnings increase 20% in Q1: 3 details
Cerner reported $206.1 million in net earnings for the first quarter of 2022, up 20 percent from $172.3 million during the same period last year.
Allscripts completes sale of hospital business segment
Allscripts completed the sale of the net assets of its business segment for hospitals and large physician practices to N. Harris Computer Corp., a subsidiary of Constellation Software on May 2.
Idaho health system creates telehealth program to treat patients with burn injuries
Driggs, Idaho-based Teton Valley Health Hospital created a telehealth program designed for patients with burn injuries.
VA completes 3rd Cerner EHR launch
The Department of Veterans Affairs on April 30 launched a new Cerner EHR at the VA Central Ohio Healthcare System in Columbus.
Telehealth users more likely to have follow-up in-person appointment, emergency department visit
A study of more than 40 million Americans with acute conditions showed that those who use telehealth are more likely to schedule an in-person follow up, go to the emergency room and ultimately become an in-patient admission.
Indiana health system to implement Epic’s EHR system
Audubon County (Ind.) Memorial Hospital and its associated clinics will transition its current electronic health record system to Epic’s EHR system.
