Category: Health IT

The universal impact of health care informatics

In the bustling city of New York lived a young woman named Emily. Emily wasn’t a health care provider or even remotely associated with the medical field. She worked as a graphic designer, spending her days creating stunning visuals for advertisin…

Have EHRs been good for healthcare?

Fifteen years after meaningful use incentives propelled the shift to EHRs, health system leaders told Becker’s that digitizing medical records has been a net positive for the industry — with some caveats.

What are Oracle Health's priorities?

Cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and moving beyond just EHRs are top priorities for Oracle Health, its leader told the Nashville (Tenn.) Business Journal.

Epic EHR contributes to University Hospitals' operating loss

The purchase of a new Epic EHR has contributed to Cleveland-based University Hospitals’ operating losses in 2022 and 2023, Cleveland.com reported May 3. 

Oh, Dear! Baby Gear! Why Are the Manuals So Unclear?

Sure, new parents are an anxious lot. But instruction manuals for devices meant to keep the baby safe and healthy are daunting and add to the anxiety. Why are they so confusing?

What it's like when your EHR shuts down

When a hospital’s EHR went down recently, staff communicated with patients and one another more and cut down on unnecessary tests and documentation, a medical resident wrote in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Oracle Health workforce steadily decreases

Since acquiring EHR vendor Cerner, Oracle Health’s local workforce has decreased, the Kansas City Business Journal reported April 30. 

2 WVU Medicine hospitals move to Epic

South Charleston, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals went live with an Epic EHR system on May 1. 

A doctor’s digital twin [PODCAST]

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! We delve into the future of health care with Scott Ellner, a general surgeon. Join us as we explore how AI and machine learning are transforming preventive medicine, addre…

Why Epic trimmed its noncompete list

Epic says it winnowed its noncompete list to a “few dozen” health IT companies after leadership realized how large the index had grown.