Today's Top 20 Health IT Articles
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One Medical's Q2 revenue up 112% to $255M ahead of Amazon acquisition
One Medical on Aug. 3 reported second quarter net revenue of $255.8 million, a 112 percent increase year over year. -
Top 10 RCM software vendors for large, small hospitals, per Black Book Research
Black Book Research released its list of the top revenue cycle management software vendors for hospitals for 2022. -
Central Maine Medical Center data breach affects 11,938 patients
Lewiston-based Central Maine Medical Center filed a data breach notice about a cyberattack that compromised the protected health information of 11,938 patients, JD Supra reported Aug. 1. -
Walmart lays off 100s, including global tech workers
Walmart is laying off 200 corporate workers, including global technology workers, amid falling profits and an effort to restructure, The Wall Street Journal reported Aug. 3. -
Homeward lands $50M in funding
Homeward, a San Francisco-based startup that launched in March with the goal of increasing healthcare access to rural communities, received $50 million in series B funding. -
3 cloud giants slow spending
The three big cloud providers curbed their capital spending in the second quarter of 2022, showing that the booming cloud business may not be immune to a slowing economy, the Wall Street Journal reported Aug. 2. -
Value-based payments company Clarify Health lays off 5% of staff
Clarify Health, a tech company that provides data analytics and value-based payment services, has reduced its workforce by 5 percent. -
TidalHealth using AI to reduce physician burnout
Salisbury, Md.-based TidalHealth is collaborating with artificial intelligence company Regard to reduce clinician burnout within its ranks. -
McDonald's plucks new CIO from Cardinal Health
Former Cardinal Health CIO Brian Rice has been appointed to the same role with McDonald's, effective Aug. 31. -
These CIOs oversee health IT for US News' top 10 hospitals
In our technology and our data-driven society, CIOs play an increasingly important role in managing hospitals and health systems, with many of them taking on more responsibilities and becoming entrenched in the business side of healthcare operations. -
Apps, bots & beyond: A conversation with Kaiser Permanente IT chief Diane Comer
Kaiser Permanente has long been known as one of the leading health systems for IT and digital innovation. So Diane Comer was excited to take over as the Oakland, Calif.-based provider and health plan's executive vice president and chief information and technology officer in April 2021, having been with the organization since 2007. -
Prat Vemana, chief digital officer of Kaiser Permanente, is using digital innovation to 'spearhead' patient care
Prat Vemana, chief digital officer of Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente, said digital adoption was accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, giving the health system an advantage to use its innovation to serve patients beyond their greatest times of need, VentureBeat reported Aug. 1. -
Sanford Health leverages patient data to develop diagnostic AI products
Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health has partnered with health tech startup Dandelion Health to develop AI products that can aid medical decisions, improve diagnostics and drug development. -
7 recent health system CIO, IT exec moves
The following hospital and health system IT executive moves have been reported since July 7. -
VA appoints clinical executive to lead its Oracle Cerner EHR modernization project
The Department of Veterans Affairs named David Massaro, MD, as functional champion for its Oracle Cerner EHR modernization program, FedScoop reported Aug. 2. -
Missouri health system launches hospital-at-home program
Kansas City, Mo.-based Saint Luke's Health System has partnered with Medically Home to create a hospital-at-home program that provides high-acuity care at home for patients. -
Adventist HealthCare partners with Innovaccer
Gaithersburg, Md.-based health system Adventist HealthCare has selected digital health company Innovaccer as its population health management solution. -
Google, NIH, U of Arkansas to develop AI tools for biomedical research
Fayetteville-based University of Arkansas will partner with Google and National Institutes of Health engineers to build cloud-based modules for biomedical research. -
Wyoming health system using new mobile app for physician payments
Jackson, Wyo.-based St. John's Health System is using a mobile application from healthcare tech firm Ludi to manage physician payments. -
Athenahealth adds prescription medication notifications to EHR system
Healthcare technology company Athenahealth is partnering with healthcare information company DrFirst to reduce prescription abandonment.