Ken Glueck, executive vice president of Oracle, urged Congress to continue to support the Cerner EHR rollout at the Department of Veterans Affairs after legislators proposed two bills aimed at scrapping the entire project.
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2 data companies collaborate on cardiovascular care
Healthcare data provider Veradigm and data privacy leader HealthVerity have entered a collaboration for research and patient care for patients with cardiovascular disease.
Walmart faces 1st lawsuit over eye drops that allegedly killed 1, blinded 5
A Florida woman filed suit against Walmart and three pharmaceutical companies on Feb. 9 over the sale of eye drops that the CDC has linked to one death and five cases of blindness.
Precision Optics signs licensing agreement
Optical instrument designer and manufacturer Precision Optics has entered into a production and technology licensing agreement with a global medical company.
Cuban's pharmacy may save US $1.2B annually with 9 drugs: Vanderbilt study
Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co. has the potential to save some patients $1.29 billion a year, according to a study led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers that evaluated 2020 Medicare Part D expenses for the nine most popular urological d…
Tennessee eye care provider grows medical team
Ophthalmologist Andrew Johnston, MD, has joined Knoxville, Tenn.-based provider Drs. Campbell, Cunningham, Taylor & Haun.
Man arrested for allegedly bringing gun into New Hampshire hospital
A 28-year-old man was arrested after allegedly bringing a gun into Peterborough, N.H.-based Monadnock Community Hospital, the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript reported Feb. 11.
Massachusetts hospital remains closed after fire
Signature Healthcare Brockton (Mass.) Hospital remained closed Feb. 10 with no emergency services, elective procedures or other patient care visits after an electrical transformer fire forced the facility to evacuate patients days prior.
Novant's ROI for 2 key digital investments
Onyeka Nchege, senior vice president and chief information officer of Novant Health, based in Winston-Salem, N.C., has seen the clear benefit of investing in digital transformation for patient care and the revenue cycle.
Geisinger Health System hit with rating downgrade
Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health System’s outstanding bonds from “A1” to “A2.”
