Today's Top 20 Health IT Stories
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DOD attributes Cerner contract increase to new Coast Guard, VA deals
The U.S. Defense Department said the reason it extended the contract value for its EHR overhaul by $1.1 billion was to assist in EHR standardization across the Coast Guard and the Veterans Affairs Department. - 7/30/18 -
EHR vendors stock report: Week of July 23-27
Among the three major publicly-traded EHR vendors, athenahealth saw the only dip in share price last week at 3.17 percent. - 7/30/18 -
Google, Accenture launch business group to help healthcare clients transition to cloud
Google Cloud and management consulting firm Accenture teamed up on a new venture to help companies implement services from Google Cloud. - 7/30/18 -
Homeland Security: Attacks against supply chain, HR business management systems on the rise
The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center, which is part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, issued an alert on July 25 warning IT administrators about malicious cyberattacks targeting enterprise resource planning applications. - 7/30/18 -
Google establishes AI, analytics program for nonprofits
Google Cloud launched an artificial intelligence and analytics program targeted toward nonprofits — dubbed the "Data Solutions for Change" program — July 25. - 7/30/18 -
10% of medical practices still don't offer patient portals, MGMA poll finds
While most of today's medical practices offer a patient portal, practices are split on allowing patients to input their own patient-generated health data, according to a recent Medical Group Management Association survey. - 7/30/18 -
9 recent vendor contracts, go-lives
Here are nine recent health IT vendor contracts and go-lives: - 7/27/18 -
Why successful ‘patient-centered care’ programs depend on technology
The home healthcare industry is growing rapidly. - 7/27/18 -
Hartford HealthCare implements Innovaccer's data solutions
Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare joined forces with Innovaccer, a healthcare data platform company. - 7/27/18 -
Build, enhance the customer experience by updating legacy technologies
After committing to a customer focus, businesses must explore how IT can make the digital business transformation occur for both external- and internal-facing clients. - 7/27/18 -
EHRs designed with clinicians in mind — 3 Qs with Allscripts' patient safety expert
The healthcare industry is experiencing what some have dubbed an "epidemic" of clinician burnout. Many experts have pointed to the broad adoption of EHRs as a prominent contributing factor to this problematic trend. - 7/27/18 -
True innovation — 4 Qs with Allscripts VP Tina Joros on real-world health IT solutions
For providers to make good on the promise of value-based care, it's crucial for health IT solutions to support interoperability, thereby facilitating the seamless exchange of information and providing clinicians a holistic view of patients. - 7/27/18 -
Email hack jeopardizes 105K patient records at Nebraska hospital
Omaha, Neb.-based Boys Town National Research Hospital is notifying 105,309 patients and staff after hospital officials discovered unusual activity on an employee's email account in May. - 7/27/18 -
WebMD exec: AI is limited in healthcare — for now
The healthcare industry needs to wait until the tech sector has teased out the ethics of artificial intelligence before it implements the technology, said Ben Greenberg, vice president of product management and user experience at WebMD, according to NJ Biz. - 7/27/18 -
Former GE CEO Jeff Immelt to advise Collective Health
Jeff Immelt, the former CEO of General Electric, joined the advisory board of Collective Health, a software startup whose product helps manage employee health benefits, he wrote in a LinkedIn post. - 7/27/18 -
Cerner to complete next 2 phases of Innovations Campus in 2020
Cerner is building two office towers for its Innovations Campus in Kansas City, Mo., a Cerner spokesperson confirmed to Becker's Hospital Review July 26. - 7/27/18 -
Walgreens launches digital marketplace detailing providers, prices
Walgreens launched a digital platform and marketplace July 26 to connect its millions of online consumers with 17 providers operating at Walgreens retail locations nationwide. - 7/27/18 -
New technology, ancient origins: How Epic, Cerner & more got their names
Most EHR vendors have barely hit their 50th anniversary, but their namesakes trace back to origins as early as ancient Rome and early Greek mythology. - 7/26/18 -
8 rules for implementing AI in clinical practice
New insights, derived from masses of medical data and coupled with AI-based technologies that can make sense of it, are supposed to make us all healthier. - 7/26/18 -
Google wants to create earbuds that monitor users' health
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office awarded Google a patent for in-ear health monitoring technology July 10 — a continuation of the tech giant's recent moves into the healthcare space. - 7/26/18