Category: ROOT

California hospital closes home health services business

Oroville (Calif.) Hospital is closing Golden Valley Home Health, the hospital’s home health business, the Enterprise-Record reported Feb. 12.

Florida further limits gender-affirming care access

In November, Florida medical boards voted to ban gender-affirming care for minors. Now, the Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine plans to do away with an exception that allowed individuals participating in clinical trials to receive puberty blockers a…

GSA launches healthcare AI competition

The U.S. General Services Administration has launched a healthcare artificial intelligence competition focused on startups that can create practical solutions that can help federal agencies provide medical care. 

Veradigm enters new research partnership

Veradigm, formerly known as Allscripts, has partnered with HealthVerity to advance research and improve care for patients with cardiovascular disease and diabetes. 

32 community hospitals opt for Oracle Cerner

Oracle Cerner said 32 community, critical access and specialty hospitals selected the Oracle Cerner CommunityWorks EHR system in 2022. 

4 health systems launching new marketing campaigns

It is sometimes forgotten that hospitals and health systems, just like any other businesses, must find new ways to advertise the important work they do.

Largest gastroenterology groups by number of physicians

As the gastroenterology industry continues to consolidate, more physicians are opting to join management service organizations.

New Hampshire hospital notifies patients of data breach

Dover, N.H.-based Garrison Women’s Health, a part of Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, is notifying patients that some of their confidential information was exposed after an unauthorized party accessed its technology service provider, Global Network Systems…

Oracle exec says terminating VA Cerner EHR rollout 'makes no sense'

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. 

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.