Hospitals and health systems using Cerner for their EHR haven’t seen a lot of changes in the six months since the vendor was bought by software giant Oracle, save for some extra engagement from the company, several CIOs told Becker’s.
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GastroGPO partners with developer on minimally invasive endoscopy tech
Specialty network GastroGPO has partnered with AnX Robotica, a developer of minimally invasive endoscopy procedures.
Tennessee medical center names Michelle Seaton chief nursing officer
Michelle Seaton, BSN, RN, has been named chief nursing officer at Paris, Tenn.-based Henry County Medical Center.
8 EyeSouth Partners moves in 2022
Atlanta-based ophthalmology management services organization EyeSouth Partners made several moves in 2022, including its acquisition by Olympus Partners and multiple affiliations.
Emotional situations with patients, money: 8 physician survey findings
Half of physicians would refuse to see patients who won’t wear a mask or social distance, according to a Medscape report focused on ethically challenging scenarios.
New York law requires nursing homes to report infections to residents, families
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation Dec. 7 that requires nursing homes to swiftly update residents and family when an infection is detected within the facility.
MultiCare rolls out app to connect patients to clinical trials
MultiCare Health System has partnered with healthcare information technology company IllumiCare to allow providers to recommend patients to clinical trials using an app.
Arkansas hospital settles data breach lawsuit for $295K
Conway (Ark.) Regional Medical Center will pay $295,000 to settle a lawsuit regarding a June 26, 2019, data breach in which patient information was compromised due to a phishing attack, Top Class Actions reported Dec. 7.
FDA authorizes tweaked boosters for young children
The FDA expanded its emergency use authorizations for Moderna’s and Pfizer’s omicron-focused boosters Dec. 8 to include children as young as 6 months old.
Most health IT leaders taking on more responsibility but lack resources: Report
The vast majority of health IT leaders say the job is significantly different than it was five years ago and they have taken on more responsibilities as a result, according to a survey of 224 hospital and health system executives by payment software co…
