Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health is using telehealth to increase access to contraceptives after Utah pharmacists were allowed to prescribe and dispense hormonal contraceptives directly to adult women in the state, TownLift reported July 6.
A study from EHR vendor Epic Systems found that providers who conduct telehealth visits for patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and anxiety are no more or less likely to prescribe medication during visits than physicians who meet with patients in person.
Kronos, a time-keeping and human resources company now known as UKG, has paid $6 million to settle a December 2021 data breach lawsuit that affected multiple hospitals and health systems' payrolls, Top Class Actions reported July 5.
The pace at which investors are funding artificial intelligence drug discovery companies is slowing down, but major acquisitions and partnerships are still underway.
Northwell Health, based in New Hyde Park, N.Y., and Nebraska Medicine, based in Omaha, have each partnered with Laudio, a platform that uses artificial intelligence to automate administrative tasks.
IT leaders at Houston-based Texas Children's told Becker's that they wish their EHR had more automation abilities to freely schedule appointments and capture patient data.
