Oracle, the owner of Cerner, went before Congress to comment on the state of the VA EHR implementation which has been delayed, error-filled, and over budget. An executive for the company explained that...
A recent Office of the Inspector General (OIG) report states that Cerner’s VA EHR project has generated patient safety issues and led to harm in more than one hundred instances. This is not the...
In Georgia, CMS has issued two fines totaling over $1 million to the Northside Hospital network after failing to comply with price transparency guidelines. And CDC Director Rochelle Walensky has...
Montana’s governor plans to utilize federal and private funds to increase access to a statewide HIE system. The effort is considered a critical investment for the largely rural state. Also, in...
Cerner’s endeavor to modernize the VA EHR system has experienced several speed bumps since its first site implementation in 2020. The most recent issues with the EHR program forced Cerner to...
Last week, FDA officials continued their campaign against flavored nicotine products with a proposed ban on cigarettes and cigars containing added flavors.
And on the cybersecurity front, the FBI has...
Connected health technology is making inroads in the State of California as officials there prepare to release the framework for their new statewide health information exchange (HIE) database in July....
This week a federal appeals court made the decision to block a hospital merger in Bergen County, New Jersey, that was deemed anti-competitive and would have resulted in higher prices for...
A recent report from the Office of the Investigator General detailed multiple issues that the VA experienced in a pilot test of its new EHR software. The report found critical problems with the...
The VA has initiated a research fellowship with the Regenstrief Institute of Indiana to advance health systems and train new fellows in the fields of health services research, implementation science,...
This week, a bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill that seeks to extend telehealth coverages that were introduced during the pandemic. The FDA has also recently approved a new treatment...
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has successfully employed telehealth to conduct treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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As the DOJ sets its eyes on COVID-19-related telefraud, CMS called for public comments on delaying value-based drug payment rules. Meanwhile, a new Senate bill proposes expanding VA mental health...
