Today's Top 20 Health IT Articles
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7 recent vendor contracts, go-lives
Seven recent health IT vendor contracts and go-lives:
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Sturdy Memorial Hospital to install Cerner EHR
Attleboro, Mass.-based Sturdy Memorial Hospital signed a seven-year agreement to transition to Cerner's EHR.
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5 things to know about blockchain smart contracts
Smart contracts, which are maintained over blockchain, were first introduced in 2013. Since then, the contracts have gained a reputation for trust, safety and accuracy, according to Yahoo News.
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13 healthcare privacy incidents in February
Numerous privacy incidents at hospitals, IT suppliers and other healthcare organizations captured public attention last month.
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Changes ahead for healthcare and health IT in 2019
I have worked in healthcare technology for over 10 years, and in the last year, I co-founded a new venture in this space, OODA Health, based in Silicon Valley with our tech hub in Salt Lake City. -
29 HIMSS19 insights, innovations and disruptions
Health IT thought leaders share thoughts on emerging trends and how they will affect healthcare.
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Livongo Health unveils Amazon-powered voice tool for hypertension patients
Digital health company Livongo Health unveiled its new Amazon voice-enabled blood pressure monitoring system.
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Fitbit shares lose value in wearables market amid Apple competition
Fitbit shares dropped 12 percent Feb. 27 as the company struggles to compete with Apple's smartwatch, CNBC reports.
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IBM & Vodafone join forces to boost AI, get 5G off the ground
IBM and Vodafone entered a $550 million partnership to address connectivity issues that keep companies from seamlessly combining cloud and artificial intelligence technologies.
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CMS appoints 1st chief health informatics officer: 5 things to know
CMS named Mark Roche, MD, a physician informaticist and expert in ONC subject matter, as the agency's first chief health informatics officer, according to Politico's Morning eHealth newsletter.
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5 most popular health IT stories in February
Here are the five most-read health IT stories from Becker's Hospital Review in February, beginning with the most popular:
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Walmart drops price of virtual visits from $40 to $4; GE sells biopharma business to Danaher for $21.4B & more: 14 health IT key notes
Here are 14 recent news updates on major health IT and technology companies:
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Medsphere acquires ED information systems provider Wellsoft
Medsphere Systems Corp., a provider of healthcare IT solutions and services, acquired Wellsoft Corp., developer of emergency department information systems.
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Apple CEO advocates for privacy, trust in mobile EHR
Last May, Apple launched a feature in its Health app that allows users to store their medical records. To make this feature successful, Apple CEO Tim Cook has vocalized the importance of trust and privacy, according to NPR.
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Workarounds are 'pervasive': Study finds EHR usability issues at an academic medical center
Researchers observed how medical teams in a New England-based academic medical center used their EHR and found significant challenges with functionality and workflow, potentially putting patients at risk.
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Wearables, smart home tech fuel increase in BestBuy Q4 earnings
BestBuy credits health and fitness wearables among the technology products that attributed to the company's 11.4 percent increase in earnings during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018, according to CNBC.
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Increasing AI sales prompts Olive to add 100 tech jobs
Olive, an artificial intelligence and robotic process automation company, plans to add 100 technology jobs within the next two years as sales of its AI-powered robot continue to rapidly increase, Columbus Business First reports.
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Allscripts adds multifactor authentication for e-prescribing
Allscripts will integrate with ID.me, an identity software platform, to equip its EHR with multifactor authentication for providers electronically prescribing controlled substances.
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16 hospitals, health systems seeking Allscripts, Cerner, Epic, Meditech talent
Four of the top vendors hospitals used to participate in the Medicare EHR Incentive Program are Allscripts, Cerner, Epic and Meditech, according to 2018 ONC data.
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Kaleida Health rolls out 1st features of new $125M Cerner EHR
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health launched new nursing and provider documentation services as the first two components of its Cerner EHR upgrade.