The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs now plans to roll out the federal electronic health record system to 13 medical facilities next year, the agency announced.Complete deployment of the EHR at all VA medical…
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U.S. software firm Fortra said it has ‘seized and sinkholed’ more than 200 malicious domains and has prevented further exploitation of its Cobalt Strike penetration testing tool by threat actors through its partnership with…
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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has proposed draft guidance to establish a framework for prescribing controlled substances via telemedicine.The proposal introduces three types of special registrations. Telemedicine prescribing registration allows qualified practitioners to prescribe…
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Baptist Health, based in Jacksonville, Florida, is a faith-based, nonprofit health system comprising six hospitals with more than 1,100 beds, a cancer center, four satellite emergency departments, and more than 200 patient access points…
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In this third episode of a three-week series of HIMSSCast, we again speak with UNC Health’s System Director for Analytical Solutions Greg Kuhnen. This time, he is joined by his colleague Ram Rimal, UNC’s…
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Another national outage this week has prompted a new focus on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Electronic Health Records Modernization effort.WHY IT MATTERS
The Spokane VA Medical Center said it experienced an outage of its…
LAS VEGAS – During the closing keynote at HIMSS25 on Thursday, Simone Biles – athlete, advocate, the most-decorated gymnast of all time, seven-time gold medalist, GOAT – capped off a week of inspiration and…
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New Zealand Health Minister Simeon Brown has announced a new 24/7 telehealth service to expand access to primary care amid the overcrowding of emergency departments. The government will invest in the new service, which is…
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LAS VEGAS – “We feel like every person within our organization has the ability to touch patients’ lives in one way or another,” said Franco Cardillo, executive director of digital strategy and operations at…
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The first thing IT leaders at hospitals and health systems need to do today is fix the “boring stuff” – inefficiencies in patient flow, staff coordination and equipment management are responsible for significant waste,…
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