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Healthcare shift-bidding platform vendor CareRev will reportedly lay off one-third of its corporate workforce, about 100 employees, following the departure of founder and CEO Will Patterson, RN. He resigned after admitting to colleagues…
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This weekend East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust went live with its new electronic patient record (EPR), transforming how its staff will work and the care they deliver patients.eLancs has been designed to improve patient…
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By Hannah Nelson
June 01, 2023 – At a recent hearing, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and a senior member of the Veterans’ Affairs Committees, questioned VA deputy secretary nominee Tanya…
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Carrum Health, whose platform helps employers manage employee healthcare costs, raises $45 million in a Series B funding round.
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Poll respondents aren’t convinced that the VA will finish its Oracle…
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In a letter to Veterans Administration Secretary Denis McDonough that followed news of proposed staffing cuts at Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., said hiring has been restricted and further staffing…
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By Hannah Nelson
May 22, 2023 – A projected $35 million shortfall deficit at Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center caused largely by the agency’s flawed EHR system is forcing the Spokane hospital to reduce its staff, according…
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By Hannah Nelson
May 19, 2023 – After the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced a renegotiated EHR contract with Oracle Cerner earlier this week, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member of the VA committee,…
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The VA and Oracle Cerner complete their scheduled five-year contract renegotiation.
The VA’s next five-year renewal period will be changed to five, one-year terms.
The revised contract will also include stiffer financial penalties…
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May 17, 2023 – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has renegotiated its $10 billion EHR contract with Oracle Cerner to include stronger performance metrics and larger financial penalties, according to reporting from…
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has arrived at a new electronic health record deal with Oracle, following five years marked by rollout challenges and performance problems that have impacted veterans’ care – resulting in reported harm…
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