Patient and provider experience, interoperability and innovative data use should be top of mind for Cerner after their planned acquisition by Oracle was announced Dec. 20, according to one healthcare technology founder.
Category: Health IT
15 hospitals, health systems seeking EHR talent
Allscripts, Cerner, Epic and Meditech, the four vendors hospitals use most for their Medicare EHR incentive programs, according to ONC data, are seeking talent.
SOC Telemed set to go private with private equity deal
SOC Telemed struck a deal to be acquired by private equity healthcare investment firm Patient Square Capital. SOC Telemed would be private upon completion of the deal.
Top 5 telehealth diagnoses in November 2021
Across the U.S., mental health conditions were the No. 1 telehealth diagnosis in November 2021, according to new data from Fair Health.
Differences in telehealth modality underline disparities: 5 things to know
While telehealth took off during the COVID-19 pandemic, it has also been marred by inequitable use and access. A new study reveals demographic disparities in telehealth usage depending on whether patients access those services via video or audio call.
Physicians unable to access patient data from VA’s EHR system
The Department of Veteran Affairs’ migrated data, transferred during the rollout of its new EHR, failed to meet physicians’ needs, FedScoop reported Feb. 1.
Game-changing EHR improvements at Intermountain, UCLA, and 6 other systems
As the clinician burnout crisis continues, it’s important that hospitals are doing all they can to optimize EHR workflows. Here, IT executives from eight health systems across the country share the EHR workflow improvements that have saved their clinic…
NYU Langone increased nonurgent telehealth visits by 4,300% during pandemic
New York City-based NYU Langone Health made sweeping expansions to its telehealth program during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in an increase of urgent video visits by nearly 700 percent and nonurgent video visits by more than 4,300 percent between …
45 lawmakers urge Congress to expand telehealth coverage through Medicare
A group of 45 elected officials urged congressional leadership to include a short-term extension of Medicare for telehealth services.
Faxes and Snail Mail: Will Pandemic-Era Flaws Unleash Improved Health Technology?
The covid-19 pandemic exposed how state and local governments’ severely outdated technology can hinder unemployment benefits, food stamps, Medicaid, vaccine registrations, and the flow of other critical information. Now, with hefty federal pandemic relief and unexpected tax windfalls, states may finally have the chance to revamp their information technology for health care and social services. But can they?
