Category: Health IT

Dr. Toby Cosgrove: 2019 will be the year of telehealth

Read the full post on Becker's Hospital Review

Epic expands outside of hospitals: 4 healthcare organizations that deployed Epic EHRs this year

Read the full post on Becker's Hospital Review

Cerner may edge out Epic in another major VA deal  

Read the full post on Becker's Hospital Review

A physician was barred from attending any future IT meetings

In the mid-1990s, I was working as the medical director for a national computer processing company that had the medical policy and utilization review contract for many Medicaid programs in the United States. Within the first few weeks of being hired, I…

The 3 goals of clinical documentation

A lot has been spoken and written about clinical documentation already. In spite of that, many hospitals still struggle in getting the best out of their doctors when it comes to documentation quality. And although we can cite various reasons for this, …

Electronic health records: separating the signal from the noise

5,177. That’s the current number of “cc’ed charts” as of this morning in my electronic health record in-basket. While it might sound like a lot, this is not at all an unusual accumulation, partly due to the fact that I receive a…

Keeping up with the rapid developments in mobile health technology

I had the opportunity to participate in a day-long meeting sponsored by the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS). The goal was to help HRS develop recommendations for physicians and industry on providing patients access to information generated by wearable and i…

A new use for telehealth tech: Bringing Santa Claus to pediatric patients

Read the full post on Becker's Hospital Review

Meditech turns 50: 5 things to know about the company’s history

Read the full post on Becker's Hospital Review

EHRs, faxes, mail: How do hospitals share patient data?

Read the full post on Becker's Hospital Review