Category: Health IT

What would permanent telehealth coverage mean for hospitals? 5 CIOs answer

Many states are relaxing COVID-19 restrictions and dropping public health emergency designations, moves that affect payers’ decisions on how to reimburse for telehealth services. Amid these changing policies, many hospitals feel like their telehealth p…

Telehealth supply now outweighs demand: 5 report findings

Although the use of telehealth skyrocketed during the pandemic, it has more recently declined as the option to go back to in-person appointments is back in the cards. A February 2022 report from healthcare analytics company Trilliant Health suggests te…

Break the rules of health care with technology

In the 21st century, all but one U.S. industry has used information technology (IT) to cut costs, increase access to products and services, and improve quality. Health care is the lone exception. For decades, medical costs have risen faster than inflat…

Meditech names new COO

Helen Waters was promoted to COO of Meditech and will resume this role alongside her position as executive vice president.

Oracle’s waiting period to acquire Cerner has expired

Under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, the waiting period for Oracle to acquire Cerner expired at 11:59 p.m. EST on Feb. 22.

Epic’s huge healthcare impact — 5 stats

Epic’s pioneering EHR system continues to be enormously influential in the healthcare industry —  from giving patients access to their medical records using MyChart to having the largest EHR market share among acute care hospitals.

Cerner’s 2021: Revenue up 4%, net earnings down 29%

Cerner posted $5.77 billion in revenue in 2021, up 5 percent from $5.5 billion in 2020.

Meet the C-suite of Teladoc: 13 execs to know

Teladoc’s executives have positioned the company to becoming a leader in virtual care.

WVU Medicine connects state Health Department to EHR

WVU Medicine gave the West Virginia Health Department access to its Epic EHR system with the goal of improving care coordination, WVNews reported Feb. 20.

Artificial intelligence is worse than the old boss

It seems that each positive story I read about the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) is countered by a negative story. One internal medicine physician writes: “Someday, with enough computing power and artificial intelligence, we may be abl…