“Hospitals and health systems have spent more than $100 billion on EHRs over the last decade, and most believe that these systems are completely safe and usable but that is not necessarily the case,”…
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By Hannah Nelson
September 13, 2023 – The Senate has confirmed Tanya Bradsher to serve as deputy secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), making her the top official in charge of the EHR modernization…
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Forty million people have had their personal information affected by healthcare data breaches during the first half of this year — putting 2023 on pace to break the record for number of individuals affected…
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By Hannah Nelson
September 12, 2023 – Oracle shares fell over 10 percent on Tuesday after the tech giant’s weak revenue forecast, in part due to its Cerner EHR business, according to reporting from Reuters.
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From the Oracle earnings call, following a Q1 revenue miss, slowed cloud sales, and lowered expectations that sent shares down 13% on Tuesday:
The company expects to sign two new Cerner contracts that are…
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Epic secures Intermountain Healthcare and UPMC as new EHR clients, with both health systems transitioning from Cerner. Intermountain plans to implement Epic’s EHR across its extensive network by the end of 2025, citing higher…
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By Hannah Nelson
September 11, 2023 – Intermountain Health has announced that it is implementing an Epic EHR across the organization to drive interoperability and improve the patient experience.
The enterprise EHR implementation is set to be…
Epic this past week gained two new big health system customers, as both Intermountain Healthcare and UPMC announced that they’ve decided to implement its electronic health records in the next few years.WHY IT MATTERSSalt…
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By Hannah Nelson
September 11, 2023 – The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has issued an advisory in response to allegations that the VA did not adequately oversee…
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The following is a guest article by Ram Krishnan, CEO at Valant
Communicating with patients – in a compliant manner – is essential for behavioral health practices. All practices must comply with HIPAA, as well…
