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By Bill Siwicki | 12:00 pm | December 31, 2019
The Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula combines technology and teamwork to tackle the opioid crisis, seeing more than a 50% decrease in the number of narcotic pills prescribed at local primary care clinics.
By Nathan Eddy | 11:54 am | December 31, 2019
A chief medical officer says 2020 will be a breakthrough year in making EHRs less stressful for providers if the growing avalanche of data is reined in with health IT that makes EHRs work better.
By Nathan Eddy | 11:46 am | December 31, 2019
The adoption of EHRs and supporting health IT may result in new methods of E/M documentation and coding tech adoption. And these types of E/M coding issues also apply to providers offering telemedicine services.
By Tammy Lovell | 08:14 am | December 31, 2019
TrakCare implementation aims to improve patient care and support clinical decision-making.
By Benjamin Harris | 01:12 pm | December 30, 2019
The technology, growing in popularity, is one way to reduce errors and enhance communication.
By Bill Siwicki | 12:23 pm | December 30, 2019
A cybersecurity expert discusses how digital risks and the needs of patient care turn health data into a liability, and that CIOs and CISOs must treat data as a living, breathing entity.
Innovation
By Mike Miliard | 10:00 am | December 30, 2019
There have been many frustrations with how the federal EHR incentive program was implemented this past decade, but those big government subsidies have enabled headway that might not have happened otherwise.
By Tammy Lovell | 06:41 am | December 30, 2019
NHS Trust will implement telehealth solution to provide patients remote physical examinations in their homes. 
By Nathan Eddy | 12:19 pm | December 27, 2019
Georgia’s largest health care system will work with the Alphabet subsidiary on several new initiatives, starting with deep analysis of existing medication and lab ordering patterns at Emory.
By Mike Miliard | 11:49 am | December 27, 2019
Rita Khan, who comes to the health system from UnitedHealthcare, will guide digital strategy and spearhead the launch of Mayo's new Center for Digital Health.