More importantly to Cerner, the company is learning from its early work with the DoD, experience that can carry over to commercial customers and position Cerner to land additional federal contracts, including, perhaps, a forthcoming EHR overhaul at the VA.
The first rollout was to begin in December at a Seattle-area naval hospital, but that will be pushed back to 2017.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
DoD officials this month denied appeals by groups led by IBM, Computer Sciences Corp., Amazon and General Dynamics, against a $50.7 million no-bid hosting contract to primary DHMSM contractor Leidos and partner Cerner, originally awarded in December.
Plus, Kentucky settles marketing cases with J&J and Purdue Pharma, while a family doc shares a Christmas EHR wish list.
in Cerner's 2Q earnings call, President Zane Burke offered some interesting statistics about the scope of the Defense Healthcare Management System Modernization effort, known as DHMSM ("dim sum") in bureaucrat-speak.
Here's a closer look at Cerner and its Defense Healthcare Management System Modernization contract as well as some conversation about cancer drug prices.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.