1. Island Health offers physicians $260 per day for sticking with their hospital’s Cerner EHR
On March 19, three Vancouver Island Health Authority facilities went live on Cerner’s EHR. Recognizing the numerous complaints made by physicians at one of the facilities, Island Health began offering select physicians extra money to keep using Cerner’s system. Read more
2. Washington hospital abandons Meditech EHR project due to escalating costs
Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Wash., pulled the plug on a Meditech EHR conversion after unexpected costs made the project financially unsustainable. Read more
3. Cerner’s Neal Patterson makes surprise speech: Why he says ‘God has a sense of humor’
Cerner Cofounder Neal Patterson invited Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health System President and CEO David Feinberg, MD, to keynote this year’s Cerner Health Conference in Kansas City, Mo. But no one could anticipate what would happen after Dr. Feinberg left the stage. Read more
4. Texas hospital data breach affects nearly 30k patient records
Denton, Texas-based Integrity Transitional Hospital said a security breach this summer may have compromised patient information. Read more
5. athenahealth CEO Jonathan Bush urges health systems to rip a page from Uber’s playbook
Many companies considered to be “disruptors” have one thing in common: they leverage networks to orchestrate resources. Are health systems taking note? Read more
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