Today's Top 20 Health IT Articles
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Penn Medicine receives grants for a trio of innovation projects
Three innovation projects from Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine's Center for Health Care Innovation were chosen to receive up to $200,000 each from health insurer Independence Blue Cross. -
Microsoft Cloud's VP departs after 21 years
Tom Keane, Microsoft's cloud vice president, is leaving the company after 21 years, Bloomberg reported July 6. -
Oracle Cerner addresses 'unknown queue' issue that caused harm to 148 veterans at the VA
Oracle's executive vice president sent a letter to VA leaders stating the company is examining its EHR system, including a feature that caused referral orders to effectively go missing at the Department of Veterans Affairs. -
House panel to investigate reproductive health data privacy
A U.S. House of Representatives panel plans to examine whether data companies and personal health apps are keeping patients' reproductive health data private in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, NBC reported July 8. -
Former Theranos COO convicted of fraud
Former Theranos COO Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani was convicted on 12 criminal fraud charges, CNBC reported July 7. -
38% of US patients use digital health options to receive care
Thirty-eight percent of U.S. patients utilized digital health options in May 2022, according to a July 7 collaborative report between Pymnts and CareCredit. -
Oracle Cerner expands relationships with global health systems
Oracle Cerner increased its total beds contracted outside of the U.S., and the EHR giant's customer base now consists of 2,389 acute inpatient hospitals, including 1,052 non-U.S. clients. -
GE Healthcare launches 5G innovation lab for remote tech
General Electric Healthcare has launched its first 5G innovation lab. -
Amgen joins $25M funding round for mRNA tech startup
Venture capital firm Amgen Ventures joined a $25 million series A fundraising effort for startup Kernal Biologics. -
CVS creates new tech role to oversee CIO
CVS has appointed a new C-suite executive who will oversee the CIO and other tech leaders at the company, The Wall Street Journal reported July 8. -
How inflation is affecting health system CIO decisions
With inflation at a more than 40-year high, CIOs are rethinking their spending to cope with the rising costs of IT supplies, services and talent. -
Well Health names Iain Paterson chief information security officer
Well Health has selected Iain Paterson as its chief information security officer, the Santa Barbara, Calif.-based digital health company said July 8. -
2022 cloud expenditures forecast to surpass traditional IT infrastructure spending
Spending on the cloud is expected to eclipse traditional IT infrastructure expenditures later this year, according to a recent report from market intelligence firm International Data Corporation. -
Rush CIO Jeff Gautney is 'rebuilding' IT foundation to make way for innovation
When Jeff Gautney took over as vice president and CIO of Rush University Medical Center last August, he focused on "rebuilding the basement, the kitchen and the bathrooms — those foundational things that enable you to have that really cool living room," he told Becker's. -
Top 10 EHR vendors by global market share
Oracle Cerner was the global leader in EHR market share in 2021, serving about 2,389 hospitals worldwide, according to a July 7 report from KLAS Research. -
Under pressure: Health system marketing leaders on their greatest challenges
From pressure to take a stance on social issues to higher expectations from the C-suite, challenges abound for health system marketing departments. Here, three health system marketing leaders share the most challenging issues they are facing. -
OhioHealth to cut 567 IT jobs
OhioHealth revealed plans to lay off 567 IT workers as it shifts the work to Accenture, a professional services company, in a strategic move to focus more on improving patient care and services, according to The Columbus Dispatch. -
14 hospitals, health systems seeking EHR talent
Four of the top vendors hospitals use to participate in the Medicare EHR incentive program are Allscripts, Cerner, Epic and Meditech, according to ONC data. Here are 14 hospitals and health systems that have posted job listings seeking EHR and IT expertise in the last month. -
IBM Watson rebrands to Merative
The healthcare data and analytics company formerly known as IBM Watson has rebranded to Merative, reflecting its acquisition by Francisco Partners. -
Racial bias found in pulse oximetry at VA hospitals: study
A significant difference in the ability of pulse oximetry to detect low oxygen concentrations for white and Black patients has been found within inpatient departments in Veterans Health Administration hospitals, according to a study published July 6 in the British Medical Journal.