Screentime addiction is real and it is everywhere. Over the past decade, I’ve worked with only one physician who doggedly held onto his pager, refusing to adopt the hospital’s HIPAA-compliant messaging app. He happens to be in his seventies…
Category: Health IT
Oracle Health in the last 30 days
Here is how Oracle Health, the EHR vendor formerly known as Cerner, started off 2024, according to seven Becker’s stories.
Iowa hospital resolves dispute with EHR vendor
Mercy Iowa City (Iowa) has reached an agreement with EMR software company Altera Digital Health that will terminate an agreement that was previously established in March 2021.
Epic in the last 30 days
From a patent infringement lawsuit to the launch of a new app platform, here are five updates on Epic’s operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker’s Hospital Review in January:
CIOs zero in on EHR optimization
CIOs are conducting multifaceted strategies to ensure that their EHR systems not only meet current needs but also evolve to address future healthcare demands and technological advancements.
Teladoc cuts jobs
Teladoc Health, one of the country’s largest telehealth providers, cut some jobs earlier in January.
Enhancing your digital footprint: a must for health care professionals
In the ever-evolving health care landscape, where technological advancements and digital presence are increasingly intertwined, health care professionals, including doctors and nurses, must understand the importance of a robust digital footprint. This …
Why Judy Faulkner bought a fire truck
When Epic was building its new campus in Verona, Wis., it learned its underground parking lots were too short to fit local fire trucks. So the EHR vendor bought its own.
Optum Perks launches new telehealth service
Optum Perks, a prescription discount provider, has launched a new telehealth service that provides affordable healthcare and prescription treatments for conditions such as acne, cough and high blood pressure.
Mass General Brigham physician sues to save telehealth
A physician with Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham is suing to allow clinicians to treat patients in other states remotely, according to a Wall Street Journal article.
