The U.S. Department of Justice announced this week that electronic health record vendor athenahealth had agreed to pay $18.25 million to resolve False Claims Act violation allegations. The federal government alleged that the company had paid illegal kickbacks – including inviting…
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NHS England report calls for law to require greater sharing of patient data
A draft NHS England report on overprescribing leaked to HSJ [paywall], proposes that the law should require wider access to healthcare data, in a bid to improve patient safety. The review carried out for health secretary, Matt Hancock, highlights the issue of…
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Judy Faulkner talks lessons learned from Epic's COVID-19 response
Epic CEO Judy Faulkner on Monday offered her perspective on how the company has responded to the COVID-19 crisis – and described some of the lessons learned along the way. She spoke during a discussion at HLTH VRTL 2020 Monday with…
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Lyft to integrate with Epic, enabling ride scheduling within EHR workflow
Ride-sharing app Lyft announced Thursday that it would be integrating with Epic to allow healthcare staff to schedule rides for patients directly from their electronic health record. According to the company, Lyft for Epic can help providers schedule rides directly…
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Countries worldwide share perspectives on pandemic-era digital innovation
The COVID-19 crisis has shown in no uncertain terms the value and criticality of having a digitised and connected healthcare ecosystem: one that enables easy access to near-real-data, supports the demands of virtual care, prioritises patient experience and protects patient…
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Saudi Arabian Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Hospital – Al Khobar achieves EMRAM Stage 6
Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Hospital in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia has been awarded Stage 6 on the EMRAM by HIMSS. EMRAM, or the Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model, measures the adoption and maturity of a health facility’s inpatient EMR capabilities…
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Symptom checker at Royal Marsden Hospital reduces COVID infection risk for cancer patients
When the pandemic struck, tech-savvy oncologists at the Royal Marsden Hospital (RMH), which specialises in cancer treatment, wanted to develop a new system to protect cancer patients from COVID-19 exposure. The oncologists asked their CIO, Lisa Emery, to help them…
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How one mental health provider is using its own telehealth spinoff to boost virtual care
Harbor is a nonprofit mental health and substance use disorder treatment provider based in Toledo, Ohio, that has been addressing community needs for more than 100 years. It serves more than 23,000 individuals annually. Lighthouse Telehealth is a subsidiary of Harbor,…
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8 must-know lessons from telehealth's new normal
Telehealth has been around for a long time, but only recently has it gained the critical mass that most have long expected. “It’s the overnight success story that was 30 years in the making,” said Atrium Health Chief Strategy Officer…
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Dubai Health Authority first in UAE to integrate UpToDate CDS resource
The United Arab Emirates’ Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has become the first healthcare authority in the country to integrate Wolters Kluwer’s clinical decision support (CDS) resource, UpToDate with an electronic medical record (EMR), it has been announced. In a statement…
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