Today's Top 20 Health IT Articles
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California hospital opts for Hewlett Packard IT platform to connect 30,000 devices, Epic EHR
Chico, Calif.-based Enloe Medical Center is instituting an enterprise IT platform from Hewlett Packard Enterprise subsidiary Aruba that connects its Epic EHR and thousands of devices. -
Serena Williams' VC fund invests in women's health platform
Teal Health, a women's health platform initially focusing on cervical cancer, raised $8.8 million in a seed financing round that saw participation from Serena Ventures, the venture capital fund of tennis star Serena Williams. -
Illinois hospital agrees to pay $250 to patients whose bills were sent to wrong people
Dixon, Ill.-based Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital has agreed to pay up to $250 each to patients whose bills were sent to the wrong people. -
Rochester seeking $220K state grant for Mayo Clinic startup
The city of Rochester, Minn., is seeking a $220,000 grant from the state to fund a Mayo Clinic startup, the Post Bulletin reported. -
Novant Health using MyChart to address hunger in North Carolina
Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health is utilizing a MyChart tool that can make referrals for patients experiencing food insecurity. -
Google lays off head of mental health and wellness
Google has laid off 12,000 people, one of which includes its head of mental health and wellbeing. -
Clinicians need actionable information, not just data — Here’s how to give it to them
In today’s healthcare environment, the volume of patient data generated by medical devices is so vast that it’s not realistically possible for clinicians to analyze and act on all of it, especially in real time. In addition, the continuum of care is expanding beyond the walls of the traditional health system, with trends such as hospital-at-home gaining momentum. Capturing comprehensive data about a patient throughout the entire treatment journey can be difficult, as can turning those data into actionable insights that can be used to improve patient care. -
UPMC backs healthcare analytics company in $50M financing round
UPMC Enterprises, the venture capital arm of Pittsburgh-based UPMC Health, joined in a $50 million series D financing round for Clearsense, a healthcare analytics and data company. -
South Carolina health system rolls out AI workflow automation
Anderson, S.C.-based AnMed is launching an artificial intelligence-powered workflow automation system through a partnership with Xsolis. -
9 hospitals opting for Epic EHRs
Below are nine health systems that launched a new Epic EHR system or announced plans to do so since Dec. 21: -
Veradigm makes EHR data available in Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership format
Veradigm, formerly known as Allscripts, is making network EHR data available within the Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership and Common Data Model format. -
3 healthcare companies Silicon Valley Bank is investing in
Silicon Valley Bank's venture capital and credit arm, SVB Capital, has been making some recent notable investments into healthcare companies. -
PeaceHealth partners with Loyal for data management
Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth is collaborating with digital healthcare consumer company Loyal on a multi-year data management and physician search partnership. -
Physician analytics company partners with Walmart
Embold Health, a physician analytics company, is expanding its partnership with retail giant Walmart to add 42,000 Walmart associates to its program. -
Ardent rolls out AI-powered workforce management tech
Nashville, Tenn.-based Ardent Health Services is partnering with Accenture to utilize UKG Dimensions, an artificial intelligence-powered workforce management tool, across its network of 30 hospitals. -
Feds warn against pro-Russian hackers targeting healthcare: 5 things to know
The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center issued a brief Jan. 30 warning the healthcare sector about the hacktivist group 'KillNet,' which is known for attacking and targeting the U.S. healthcare industry. -
5 MIT healthcare startups
Cambridge-based Massachusetts Institute of Technology has helped launch a variety of healthcare startups in recent years, including ones that detect disease in wastewater and deliver weeks' worth of medications in a single capsule. -
House members introduce bill to drop VA Oracle Cerner rollout
Montana Rep. Matt Rosendale, recently appointed head of the House Veterans Affairs technology oversight subcommittee, introduced a bill that would scrap the VA's $20 billion Oracle Cerner EHR rollout, FCW reported Jan. 30. -
Ohio health system launches referral platform for organ donors
Newark, Ohio-based Licking Memorial Health Systems has partnered with InVita Healthcare Technologies and Lifeline of Ohio to launch a platform that can help identify potential organ, tissue and eye donors. -
West Virginia hospital rebrands, will move to Epic EHR
Princeton (W.V.) Community Hospital has officially rebranded as part of its integration with WVU Medicine and will move onto the Morgantown-based health system's Epic EHR, CBS affiliate 13 News reported.
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