While the understood goal of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement is to establish a nationwide EHR exchange, there have been misconceptions about how this will be executed.
Category: Health IT
KLAS report highlights limitations of Epic's Signal data
Signal, the provider-efficiency tracking tool by Epic Systems, offers various valuable applications, but it is not a reliable indicator for assessing EHR satisfaction or predicting clinician burnout, according to a KLAS report.
Biden's 2024 budget would allocate $45M for telehealth
The Biden administration is implementing measures to support the sustainability of healthcare providers in rural areas that include support access for telehealth services and bolstering cybersecurity.
Why Epic decided to partner with Microsoft
Excited about his company’s partnership with Epic, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella traveled to the EHR vendor’s headquarters in Verona, Wis., to talk about it in person, Isthmus reported Nov. 2.
How much 5 hospitals are paying for a new EHR
Hospitals in Florida, Montana and Illinois are spending more than $10 million on a new EHR system.
Medicare telehealth services: Key changes, additions for 2024
CMS has published a final rule Nov. 2 outlining policy adjustments for Medicare payments for telehealth through the physician fee schedule and various Medicare Part B matters, which will be in effect from Jan. 1 onward.
Kansas hospital helps residents recover medical records from nearby closed hospital
Abilene (Kan.) Memorial Health System is assisting patients with recovering their locked medical records from Herington (Kan.) Hospital, a nearby 25-bed critical access hospital that closed Oct. 9, Abilene-RC.com reported Nov. 2.
Broward Health invests $250M in Epic transition
Broward Health, based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is spending $250 million to transition to an Epic EHR system.
Navigating the AI revolution in medicine: from liability and technicalities to ethics and policy
The current landscape of AI in medicine. Integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into health care is a complex yet transformative journey. As AI becomes increasingly indispensable, the medical community faces a paradigm shift—from being accountable fo…
Larry Ellison visits HCA scion in Nashville area
When Larry met Bill, it made news in Nashville.
