Hospital EHR
To kick things off on the Hospital EHR and EMR blog, I decided I’d do a Google search for the term “hospital EHR.” I thought it would be fun to see what Google lists as the top resources online for...
View ArticleAccenture: Five Questions Hospital Boards Should Ask Before EMR Buys
As we’ve noted in the past, hospitals are on not only an EMR buying binge, they’re doing a lot of switching from one EMR to another. Check out these stats from Accenture: Accenture research shows that...
View ArticlePatient EMR Access May Be The Biggest Cultural Shift
As most readers probably know, U.S. doctors are skittish about giving patients full access to their medical records. That fact was underscored by a recent Accenture study, which concluded that 65...
View ArticleDepartment of Defense (DOD) and Open Source EHR
I was intrigued by a report by the Center for New American Security that was covered in this article on HealthcareDive. In the report, they make a good case for why the Department of Defense (DOD)...
View ArticleFDA-Approved Digital Health Should Save $100B+ Over Next Four Years
Here’s some research which suggests that a lack of “medical grade” digital health tools is perhaps the final obstacle holding healthcare back adopting them full scale — and reaping the benefits....
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Reddit Users Comment on Epic Losing the DoD EHR Contract to Cerner
The reactions to Epic losing the DoD EHR contract to Cerner have been all over the place. Most of them create some simplified view of why Epic beat out Cerner. I personally think that Leidos vs IBM had...
View ArticleCerner, Leidos, and Accenture Win DoD EHR Project – $4.3 Billion
All the news at the end of the day yesterday was around Cerner (and their major partners Leidos, Accenture) winning the DoD EHR project. We’d been told the decision would come by the end of the month...
View ArticleAccenture: “Zombie” Digital Health Startups Won’t Die In Vain
Generally speaking, anyone who makes a tech startup work for even a year or two is incredibly insightful, creative, and extremely dedicated.
View ArticleThe First Interoperable Patient Healthcare App In America Hits Apple and...
Greenville, SC – The long wait for patient interoperability is over. ChartSpan has released new patient technology that can request, receive, manage and send any healthcare record. ChartSpan is now...
View ArticleBackground On Cerner’s Capture Of DoD EHR Data Center Biz
As many readers will know, the Department of Defense awarded Cerner the $4.3 billion Defense Healthcare Management System Modernization contract this summer, through its partnership with Leidos and...
View ArticleNew Research Identifies Game-Changing Uses For AI In Healthcare
In recent times, the use of artificial intelligence technology in healthcare has been a very hot topic. However, while we’ve come tantalizingly close to realizing its promise, no application that I...
View ArticleStudy Says Physicians Have Major Cybersecurity Problems
New research sponsored by the AMA and consulting firm Accenture has concluded that cyberattacks on medical practices are common – in fact, far more common than one might think. Not only do these...
View ArticlePatient Demand For Digital Health Tools May Exceed Providers’ Ability To Deliver
It’s taken a long time, but it looks like consumers are getting serious about using digital tools to improve their health. According to a new survey by Accenture, in some cases consumers are actually...
View ArticleHealthcare Execs Investing In Intelligent Technologies Face Roadbumps
A recent report from Accenture concludes that healthcare executives are enthusiastic about “intelligence technologies” such as AI and IoT. It also suggests, however, that health organizations will need...
View ArticleMillennials, Gen Z Ready For New Care Models
Wondering whether it’s true that younger healthcare consumers really do want something different from their healthcare? A new study released at #HIMSS19 last week suggests that their expectations...
View ArticleIn Survey, Many Healthcare Execs Unfamiliar With New Health Data Access And...
A new survey concludes that many health IT executives are not too familiar with new federal regulations which, among other things, require that patients have more access to their health records and...
View ArticleMillennials, Gen Z Ready For New Care Models
Wondering whether it’s true that younger healthcare consumers really do want something different from their healthcare? A new study released at #HIMSS19 last week suggests that their expectations...
View ArticleIn Survey, Many Healthcare Execs Unfamiliar With New Health Data Access And...
A new survey concludes that many health IT executives are not too familiar with new federal regulations which, among other things, require that patients have more access to their health records and...
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The Next Big Thing in Remote Patient Monitoring: Personalized Digital Care...
The following is a guest article by Dr. Joshua Liu, MD, Co-founder/CEO of SeamlessMD. Over 10 years ago, I went down the rabbithole of preventing readmissions. I learned about “superusers” – the 5% of...
View ArticleBonus Features – February 26, 2023 – Accenture says more adequate Medicaid...
Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies,...
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