Healthcare technology company Fabric acquired Walmart’s virtual care business, MeMD, which serves 30,000 employers and has 5 million members.
Category: Health IT
Epic vs. Oracle: Who is poised to win the next 6 months?
Epic and Oracle Health made waves in the first half of 2024 by incorporating artificial intelligence further into their offerings and forging strategic partnerships with healthcare organizations and industry alike.
Health system cuts EHR time by 34 minutes a day
Wenatchee, Wash.-based Confluence Health has reduced EHR time for primary care physicians by 34 minutes per day by implementing both technological and cultural changes, according to an American Medical Association article.
The role of nurses in UW Health's AI messaging pilot
Nurses play a crucial role in shaping the use of AI-powered patient communications at UW Health, Chero Goswami, chief information and digital officer at UW Health, told Becker’s.
New Jersey health system to implement Epic following merger
New Brunswick, N.J.-based Saint Peter’s Healthcare System plans to move to an Epic EHR following its merger with Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health System.
Why the AHA, MGMA oppose information-blocking penalties
The largest trade groups for U.S. hospitals and physician practices both expressed disappointment in HHS’ final rule on information-blocking penalties, saying they could harm both healthcare providers and patients.
Improving equity and population health through social determinants of health
Social determinants of health (SDoH) have a strong potential to positively and negatively affect health outcomes, but providers have traditionally faced substantial roadblocks in identifying patients who need SDoH interventions. The result of this gap …
Meditech inks 7-hospital EHR deal
Meditech has signed a deal to provide its Expanse EHR to seven Texas hospitals.
The rise of the machines: Doctors need to engage with AI now
The field of artificial intelligence (AI) has been around since the mid-20th century, but in the last two years, it has gone from science fiction to science fact at an incredible pace. Large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT have dominated headlines …
7 Epic updates in June
From building a digital payment platform with a health system to detailing plans to partnering with a genetic testing company, here are seven updates on Epic’s operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker’s in June:
