Archives for May 2016
Fitbit acquires Coin’s wearable payments technology assets23 May 2016
Fitbit has acquired the assets of smart payment company Coin’s wearable payments platform as well as the intellectual property. Fitbit... Continue Reading
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May 23, 2016-Partners Epic Implementation Causing Headaches for Some23 May 2016
DistilNFO Provider Advisory Monday May 23, 2016 Home | Subscribe Provider Advisory Weekly Top Stories Fitbit acquires Coin’s wearable payments... Continue Reading
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Missouri Health Systems Select Cerner’s Digital Record16 May 2016
Two southeast Missouri health care organizations, SoutheastHEALTH and Missouri Delta Medical Center, have selected Cerner, a global leader in health... Continue Reading
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Is ONC putting too much hope on the cloud?16 May 2016
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is pinning its latest hopes for interoperability on the cloud,... Continue Reading
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Healthcare orgs complacent as hackers get more sophisticated16 May 2016
Hackers seeking access to healthcare records are getting more aggressive and sophisticated, but most healthcare organizations are not increasing their... Continue Reading
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Three Takeaways from the MACRA Proposed Rule for Docs16 May 2016
The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 “makes three important changes to how Medicare pays those who give... Continue Reading
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Patient information compromised at Allen Hospital16 May 2016
If you’ve been to Allen Hospital in the last seven years, your personal information could be compromised. According to hospital... Continue Reading
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Lovelace hires firm to overhaul electronic records16 May 2016
Epic changes are coming to the Lovelace Health System. Lovelace parent company Ardent Health Services Wednesday said it has entered... Continue Reading
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The Electronic Health Record: Boon or Boondoggle?16 May 2016
In 2009, Congress passed the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act. In this law was a requirement that physicians and hospitals... Continue Reading
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MGH Goes Epic: What I Learned in the Trenches16 May 2016
On April 2 at Massachusetts General Hospital, the green charts went away. Every morning around 6:30 am since starting residency,... Continue Reading
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