Lee Health Chief Nursing Officer Jennifer Higgins, DNP, told Becker’s that the organization will continue to invest in home-based care, starting with its hospital-at-home program, which brings hospital-level treatment directly to patients’ homes.
Category: Health IT
Alabama health system outsources Oracle Health EHR
Mobile, Ala.-based USA Health has outsourced the management of its Oracle Health EHR to Healthcare IT Leaders.
Mass General Brigham's 2025 hospital-at-home plans
Mass General Brigham plans to expand its hospital-at-home program to more specialties in 2025 and evolve beyond episodic care toward a “seamless home-based care continuum,” a program leader told Becker’s.
Kansas hospital to unite EHR systems with Meditech
Labette Health, based in Parsons, Kan., is launching a unified EHR system with Meditech Expanse.
Sanford Health, Marshfield Clinic merger boosts virtual care
The merger of Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health and Marshfield (Wis.) Clinic Health System, finalized Jan. 1, will boost virtual care offerings for patients, the Leader-Telegram in Eau Claire, Wis., reported.
Top EHRs for 14 regions
While companies such as Epic and Oracle Health dominate the North American EHR market, that isn’t the case everywhere.
AdventHealth launches hospital at home: 5 notes
Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth is rolling out an acute hospital care at home program.
Epic CEO's lesson on caring
Judy Faulkner, founder and CEO of Epic Systems, has embedded “caring” into the company culture.
Where hospital at home is lacking
Hospital-at-home programs are largely concentrated at large, urban, nonprofit and academic facilities, a new study found.
Telehealth company fined $358K over improper Medicare billing practice
Connecticut-based telehealth company Meditelecare, which operates in at least 17 states including Kentucky, has agreed to pay $358,514 to resolve allegations of improper Medicare billing.
