When prescribers discontinue prescription in EHRs, the medication discontinuation orders generally are not electronically communicated to the pharmacy which means that the clinic staff has to take the time to notify the pharmacies on discontinuations. The result is even though the discontinuations are removed from the EHR, these medications still remain on the pharmacy’s list and can be dispensed to patients. (more…)
USDA Investing in Rural Healthcare
As Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development at USDA, Anne Hazlett announced that USDA https://www.usda.gov is investing $501 million in 60 projects to help improve healthcare infrastructure and services in rural communities nationwide. USDA’s investment will expand access to healthcare for about two million people in 34 states. (more…)
Army’s Team Protecting Technology
The Army uses modern medical devices to provide and sustain essential support for the troops, but at the same time, the use of technology can pose risks. If a medical device doesn’t connect directly to a network, it is then remotely or wirelessly accessible. This makes medical devices potentially susceptible to intrusion from an invisible adversary such as a hacker. (more…)
Software Integrated with EHRs
Carevive, https://www.carevive.com a health technology company building cancer care management and patient engagement solutions to improve patient quality of life and clinical outcomes, and Cerner https://www.cerner.com, a cloud-based oncology technology company, have recently announced the deployment of their integrated cancer care management software. (more…)
Report from Teladoc Health
Credit Suisse https://www.credit-suisse.com hosted Mark Hirschhorn, Teladoc Health’s COO and CFO at a fireside chat at a small group investor dinner meeting at their Healthcare Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona. (more…)
EHR Modernization at the VA
John H. Windom, Executive Director, for the Office of EHR Modernization at the Veterans Administration (VA) https://www.ehrm.va.gov, appeared before the House Committee on Veterans Affairs’ https://veterans.house.gov, Subcommittee on Technology Modernization November 14, 2018. The hearing was held to review and discuss the VA’s EHR Modernization Program that will include the Cerner Millennium EHR solution. (more…)
Diagnosing Mental Health Disorders
Diagnosing and treating mental illness remains stubbornly imprecise and relies primarily on a clinician’s observations and a patient’s self-reporting, according to Andrea Webb PhD, Principal Scientist at Draper Webb https://www.draper.com, a company developing tools for diagnosing mental health disorders. She reports, “Today, a new tool is being developed by the company and we hope the tool will give us a better understanding of how patients respond to treatments for mental health.” (more…)