Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health has introduced a telemedicine service utilizing asynchronous messaging, enabling patients to engage in real-time conversations with Lee Health physicians for a fee of $29 per visit.
Category: Health IT
How 1 health system plans to manage glut of electronic messages
Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Corewell Health currently offers patients complimentary communication via MyChart, stating that it won’t implement charges for messages, but will instead look at other avenues to manage the volume for its clinicians, Detroit F…
Michigan Medicine's approach to charging for MyChart messages
University of Michigan Health, based in Ann Arbor, has joined a number of large hospitals and health systems by charging patients for certain messages received through online patient portals, Detroit Free Presss reported Nov. 21.
SCOTUS rejects Indian IT company's appeal in Epic trade secrets lawsuit
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Mumbai-based Tata Consultancy Services’ petition to file an appeal of a verdict handed down by the District Court of Wisconsin relating to a trade secrets dispute with Epic, Business Standard reported Nov. 21.
5 most expensive EHR installs of 2023
As software prices climb, a new EHR can be quite costly. In 2023, Becker’s reported on health systems in West Virginia and Florida spending more than $50 million on a new EHR.
West Virginia medical center goes live with Oracle Health
Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, based in Fairlea, W.Va., went live with a Oracle Cerner EHR system on Nov. 1.
Epic workers push back against work-from-home policy
Some workers at Verona, Wis.-based EHR giant Epic are pushing against the company’s work-from-home policy as the state braces for winter, Madison Tone reported Nov. 20.
2023's EHR company layoffs
Like many other tech companies this year, EHR vendors have not been immune from mass layoffs. Oracle, NextGen and AthenaHealth all laid off workers this year.
The state of digital health and innovation Q3 2023
We witnessed a digital health explosion during the pandemic, marked by significant investments in telehealth and other sectors. However, the market could not maintain its pace in the post-pandemic era. However, the year 2023 is showing clear signs of m…
VA Oracle Cerner EHR hasn't had an outage in 6 months
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Oracle Cerner EHR hasn’t had a complete outage in more than six months but has to make improvements before officials are fully comfortable rolling it out, Federal News Network reported.
