News 3/3/23
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VA Deputy Secretary Donald Remy, JD, who oversees the VA’s Oracle Cerner implementation and other initiatives as its equivalent to COO, resigns as of April 1.
Remy’s departure follows that of VA EHR…
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How UPMC’s virtual-first healthcare model works
UPMC Central Pennsylvania, a hospital that in 2021 achieved Stage 7, the top of the HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model, has been a leader in telemedicine, with more than two dozen robust virtual…
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Consumers Prefer Telehealth to In-Person Visits While Traveling
What You Should Know:– New KeyCare survey finds nearly 7 in 10 (68%) of consumers who needed minor but urgent medical services while traveling in the prior year received care via telehealth visits with their regular physicians or affiliated members of their physicians’ care teams, outpacing…
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Healthcare AI and Automation: Good or Bad?
There are so many challenges that we are currently facing in the world of healthcare, that possibly adding another one is overwhelming to think about. AI automation is still so new that it’s hard…
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Telehealth trends in 2023: virtual-first, health equity and more
This year is likely to be another big one for telemedicine.The technology-enabled form of healthcare delivery has huge momentum coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic. But at the same time, the pandemic public health…
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HIStalk Interviews Steve House, Managing Director, Baker Tilly US
Steve House is managing director of Baker Tilly US of Chicago, IL.
Tell me about yourself and the company.
I realized the other day that I have entered my 40th year in healthcare….
EPtalk by Dr. Jayne 2/23/23
In the “not a major surprise, but it’s nice to see some data” category, a recent study published in the Journal Healthcare finds that scribes are linked to a 27% reduction in primary care…
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Amazon closes $3.9B acquisition of One Medical
Amazon closed its $3.9 billion acquisition of primary care provider One Medical shortly after multiple news outlets reported the Federal Trade Commission wouldn’t sue to block the deal.The acquisition marks another move into healthcare…
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Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana, Premise Health Partner for Exclusive Primary Care Center
About 40% of Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana (PHP) members don’t have a primary care physician. The health plan aims to change that through a new partnership.
PHP announced last week that it is…
News 2/22/23
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ONC publishes “Social Determinants of Health Information Exchange Toolkit.”
Reader Comments From NY CIO: “Re: Northwell Health. Word is it will announce its move to Epic and that it will bring a large…
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