Cerner VA EHR Fails Uptime Obligation, Nurse Avoids Jail After Fatal Error
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...FDA Approves Remdesivir for Infants, Surprise Billing Battle Persists
The FDA is promoting the use of an antiviral, Remdesivir, to treat COVID-19-infected infants after the drug was shown to be effective in a small clinical trial. Meanwhile, HHS asked a federal appeals...FDA to Ban Flavored Tobacco, OIG Audit Criticizes HHS Cybersecurity
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...NY Surgeon Charged with $10m Telehealth Fraud, $226M for Worker Training
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced two different funding initiatives to improve healthcare nationwide. The first, $90 million, will support data analysis at community health...IHS Announces Plans for EHR Modernization Project, Interoperability
Pinch-hitting for Kyle today as the Indian Health Services outlines its plans for an EHR modernization project it says will support interoperability in an advancing health IT landscape. The address...Women in Medicine Strives for Gender Equity in Clinician Workforce
Healthcare is staring down a clinician workforce and staffing crisis, a problem only exacerbated by its own gender equity issues. Prominently, women are leaving the medical workforce in droves, but...How Cloud-Based Solutions Might Mitigate EMR Security Risks
Electronic medical records (EMRs) and electronic health records (EHRs) are essential tools that allow the electronic storage and maintenance of patient records using in-house systems or, increasingly,...VA EHR System Outage, California Launching Statewide HIE
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....Second Moderna Booster Gets FDA Approval, Biden Administration Eyes ACA Fix
Moderna received FDA approval for its application to market a second round of boosters to adults 50 years and older. The fourth shot in the sequence has been shown to restore some of the immunity lost...New Healthcare Cybersecurity Bill, Federal Court Blocks Hospital Merger
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...VA EHR Project Scrutinized in New Report, Cybersecurity in the $1.5T Budget Bill
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...Sponsored by 1648439940
