Three senators are urging the Department of Veterans Affairs to prioritize stronger accountability standards in their ongoing contract negotiations with Oracle Health.
Category: Health IT
Best EHRs, per MedTech Breakthrough Awards
Four EHR companies were named winners of 2024 MedTech Breakthrough Awards.
Artificial intelligence: Revolutionizing patient education in primary care
The landscape of the modern doctor’s office has changed remarkably over the last decade, especially with the emergence of artificial intelligence. The days of turning to Google for medical questions are becoming fewer and far between as large lan…
Baptist Health to expand telehealth use to 700 beds
Little Rock, Ark.-based Baptist Health is expanding the use of telehealth devices to more than 700 bedsides systemwide.
What's driving health systems to switch to Epic?
Health systems that have recently moved from an Oracle Health EHR system to an Epic version say they made the move due to Epic’s tools and its ability to exchange information easier, Bloomberg reported May 9.
Revolutionizing medicine with AlphaFold 3: the new frontier in biomedical research
AlphaFold Three is a monumental leap forward in biomedical research and drug discovery, signaling a new era where artificial intelligence (AI) merges seamlessly with molecular biology to unlock mysteries that have long eluded scientists. Developed by G…
House committee approves telehealth, hospital-at-home extension
A U.S. House committee approved a bill May 8 that would extend health systems’ ability to provide telehealth and hospital-at-home care.
Cerner lost clients after Oracle acquisition: Report
After Oracle acquired Cerner for $28.4 billion in June 2022, the company lost at least a dozen of the EHR vendor’s large clients, Bloomberg reported May 9.
Forget Ringing the Button for the Nurse. Patients Now Stay Connected by Wearing One.
Dozens of hospitals have deployed a device that uses artificial intelligence to monitor patients remotely. One hospital says it reduces nurses’ workloads — but some nurses fear the technology could replace them.
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…
