Health IT

Cerner earnings hurt by delay in EHR contract for VA
Cerner reported its first quarter net earnings fell by $13 million compared to 2017, with the…
AAFP: EHRs ‘suck the life out of everyone that uses them’
A blog post from Shawn Martin, senior vice president of advocacy, practice advancement and policy…
Trump’s friends reportedly holding up Cerner-VA deal
Eleven months after the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) selected Cerner to replace its in-…
CMS to release more Medicaid, Medicare Advantage data
In a speech at AcademyHealth’s Health Datapalooza conference in Washington, D.C., CMS Administrator…
Hospitals largely supportive of 2019 IPPS proposed rule
Fewer quality measures, a shorter reporting period for Meaningful Use requirements and an increase…
Switching EHRs is expensive—but physicians find plenty of reasons to change vendors
Physicians, hospitals and health systems cited a variety of reasons for looking for a new…
Epic’s $62M contract at University of Illinois could be voided
A state board in Illinois has recommended voiding a seven-year, $62 million contract for Epic to…
Workers biggest source of healthcare industry’s data breaches
Verizon’s 2018 Data Breach Investigations Report mirrored what was released last month in its…
Cerner’s DOD contract will now include the Coast Guard
The U.S. Coast Guard has announced it will join the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) $4.3 billion…
Greater data sharing exposes patient ID problems
A survey from Black Book Research found when healthcare organizations don’t have a master patient…
Facebook wanted hospitals to share patient data
Facebook had been discussing a data sharing project with hospitals and medical groups to match…
Athenahealth’s Jonathan Bush: EHR software will eventually be free
In a freewheeling question-and-answer session at the ACHE Congress in Chicago, Athenahealth CEO…
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