The Mayo Clinic has selected Epic as its vendor of a single, integrated electronic health record and revenue cycle management system, displacing both Cerner and GE Healthcare as the current vendors. Rumors had surfaced earlier this week that Mayo would move forward with Wisconsin-based Epic, despite the fact that former Mayo CEO Denis Cortese sits […]
When Dallas Presbyterian Hospital initially attributed its mishandling of America’s fist Ebola patient to its EHR system, it triggered a wave of discussion on the effectiveness of EHRs, highlighting provider dissatisfaction and the usability of such systems. While the hospital walked back the statement (undoubtedly after the vendor, Epic, took strong exception to the claim) […]
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.
Over the last few weeks, access to VA health care for veterans has been all over the news. At the same time, the DoD is moving to procure a replacement EHR system. So it seems there is no time like the present to review a recent RAND case study report entitled “Redirecting Innovation in U.S. […]
As expected, Apple jumped into the health information business today, launching both a new health app and a cloud-based health information platform. The new app, called simply “Health,” will collect a number of body metrics including blood pressure, heart rate, and stats on diet and exercise. Impressively, Health will constantly monitor key health metrics (like blood […]
Every year at HIMSS, Epic includes right brain thinking in its booth as a nice balance to all the EMR talk. Employees select artwork from an art market in Madison and bring it to the national health IT show.
Major electronic medical records vendors Epic Systems has released an iPad, iPhone and iTouch app for its MyChart application. It will include test results, messaging, appointments, health advisories and more. This functionality permits patients access to portions of the actual electronic medical record used by their doctors in a mobile format.
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.
MetroHealth System employees and leaders are spending much of today celebrating the 10th birthday of their electronic medical record system, called Epic. Lauded by The Obama administration for its potential to lower cost and raise the quality of care in the nation's health care system, health information technology like Epic has yet to fulfill that promise at MetroHealth.