Category: Health IT

Challenging health care norms with collaboration and EMRs [PODCAST]

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Join Ron M. Aryel, a pediatrician whose journey challenges conventional views on insurance companies and electronic medical records (EMRs). Ron shares his remarkable story…

How Epic got its name

Epic’s EHR got its name from the word for a Greek poem, or “a glorious recounting of events,” in this case the story of a patient, according to company founder and CEO Judy Faulkner.

How Epic got its name

Epic’s EHR got its name from the word for a Greek poem, or “a glorious recounting of events,” in this case the story of a patient, according to company founder and CEO Judy Faulkner.

Biden Team’s Tightrope: Reining In Rogue Obamacare Agents Without Slowing Enrollment

Federal regulators face a growing challenge — how to prevent rogue health insurance agents from switching unknowing consumers’ Obamacare coverage without making the enrollment process so cumbersome that enrollment declines.

The 15 health system leaders governing Epic's research network

The chief research information officer of Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health is one of the newest governing council members for Epic’s Cosmos research network.

New Jersey 'smart' hospital opts for Meditech

Ridgewood, N.J.-based Valley Health System’s new “smart hospital” in Paramus, N.J., is using Meditech’s Expanse EHR system. 

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.