Category: Health IT

Majority of providers frustrated with lofty patient expectations for virtual visits: study

Fifty-five percent of healthcare providers are frustrated with managing patient expectations for telehealth visits, according to research released March 15 by UnitedHealth Group.

Telehealth is still a ‘luxury good,’ expert says

National utilization trends suggest telehealth has not expanded access to healthcare, as only a small number of people make up the majority of users, FastCompany reported March 18.

Why the VA wants to make mental telehealth for veterans permanent

The VA wants to make telephone mental healthcare appointments permanent to better serve veterans reluctant to receive in-person care, Military.com reported March 17. 

5 recent EHR contracts, go-lives

Below are five organizations that announced plans to implement an EHR or deployed a new EHR since Jan. 26.

Kansas health system extends its Meditech EHR to nearby hospital

Emporia, Kan.-based Newman Regional Health will extend its Meditech EHR system to a nearby critical access hospital.

A timeline of the proposed Cerner-Oracle deal and its uncertain future

Oracle announced its agreement to acquire Cerner in December, but the deal has yet to officially close as pending shareholder and regulatory approval continues to halt the deal.

FCC awards $30M in telehealth funds to 16 providers

The Federal Communications Commission on March 16 selected the fourth and final set of  projects for its Connected Care Pilot Program, awarding nearly $30 million to 16 providers.

Higher mental telehealth use sustained more than a year into pandemic, analysis finds   

Telehealth continued to account for over one-third of mental health and substance use outpatient care visits more than one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a March 15 analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation.

VA chooses Laurel Bridge Software to support Cerner transition

The Department of Veterans Affairs has selected Laurel Bridge Software to support its transition to the Cerner EHR, the imaging software company said March 15.

Cerner expands Nuance collaboration 

Cerner is integrating Nuance’s Dragon Ambient eXperience into its Millennium EHR, the companies announced March 16 at the HIMSS Global Health Conference and Exhibition.