Epic, the nation’s largest EHR vendor, opposed some proposed changes by ONC that the agency says will improve interoperability, healthcare data exchange and health IT transparency.
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Cleveland Clinic bets on telehealth to reduce costs, reach younger patients
Even though telehealth appointments have continued to decline since the COVID-19 pandemic, Cleveland Clinic said it is still betting on virtual care to lower costs and to reach patients who are more comfortable accessing care online, Ideastream P…
How WakeMed is using virtual tools to fight the staffing crisis
WakeMed is using digital tools to fight the staffing crisis as it focuses on investing in “people, people and more people,” Carolyn Knaup, RN, senior vice president of strategic ventures and ambulatory operations, told Becker’s.
Sarasota Memorial breaks ground on $75M research center
Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital is to open a new clinical research and education facility next to its flagship hospital in 2025, the health system said July 17.
795,000 Americans die, become disabled from misdiagnoses: Study
In the first study to quantify the burden of misdiagnoses across all healthcare settings in the U.S., researchers estimate nearly 800,000 people become permanently disabled or die from a diagnostic error, according to a study published July 17 in BMJ.&…
75% of C-suite leaders are 'seriously considering quitting'
Between economic uncertainty and workforce woes, it’s a difficult time to be driving a business. Most C-suite leaders would give up their high posts for a less stressful role, according to a recent survey from Deloitte.
Patient outcomes are path to reducing physician burnout, 1 CMO says
Physician burnout will continue to be “a serious threat to patient care” until the nation moves from a volume-based system to a value-based system, Ben Kornitzer, MD, chief medical officer at Austin, Texas-based Agilon Health, wrote in an opinion piece…
154 top hospitals for care transitions
Becker’s has compiled a list of the best hospitals for care transitions in each state using Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems data from CMS.
Can Meta's Twitter competitor win over physicians?
Facebook’s parent company Meta recently launched Threads as a competitor to Twitter, but data suggests the medical community is hesitant to make the jump to the new online community, Medpage Today reported July 14.
Former Harvard morgue worker likened himself to 'Grim Reaper,' new lawsuit claims
Boston-based Harvard Medical School is now facing at least three lawsuits related to allegations that a former employee at the school’s morgue stole and sold human remains from bodies donated for medical research, the Boston Herald reported July 15.&nb…
