Shifting care from in-person to virtual settings could reduce total medical claims spending by 2.3% to 3.1%, according to an Oct. 17 study from Solera Health.
Category: Health IT
Oracle Health to simplify healthcare billing
Oracle has launched a new service designed to simplify the payment process for healthcare organizations and their patients.
South Dakota system affiliates with Sanford to implement Epic EHR
Watertown, S.D.-based Prairie Lakes Healthcare System has affiliated with Sanford Health to implement Epic as its new EHR system.
Why an Oklahoma health system picked Epic
Talihina, Okla.-based Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority is one of 19 new health systems switching to an Epic EHR.
Amwell names new CFO
Telehealth provider Amwell has named Mark Hirschhorn CFO, effective Oct. 21.
Why health systems are reducing virtual visits
While 8 in 10 health systems offer the same amount of virtual care as two years ago, the rest either stopped or are providing fewer virtual visits, according to the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions.
DEA moves to extend telehealth prescribing flexibilities: 7 notes
The Drug Enforcement Administration is signaling that it will extend flexibilities, enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic, that allows healthcare providers to prescribe specific controlled substances via telehealth, Politico reported Oct. 11.
DEA moves to extend telehealth prescribing flexibilities: 7 notes
The Drug Enforcement Administration is signaling that it will extend flexibilities, enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic, that allows healthcare providers to prescribe specific controlled substances via telehealth, Politico reported Oct. 11.
Why nurses like AI for MyChart messages
Nurses at a large academic health system like using artificial intelligence-generated MyChart messages more than their peers do, a new study found.
Why Epic is as 'important as a new building,' per a health system CEO
For health systems, switching to a new EHR can cost as much as a new hospital.
