Monthly Archives: April 2020

EHR Epic Field Hospital COVID-19

EHR Epic full article at FierceHealthCare Apr2020 – by  Heather Landi |  Apr 22, 2020 11:57am A typical hospital EHR project can take at least a year. A team at health IT giant Epic has been able to stand up technology at field hospitals in COVID hot spots in a matter of days. In all, the Wisconsin-based EHR vendor has helped to… Read More »

Why Healthcare Kiosks Are Essential

From Frank Mayer blog Apr2020 As news reports detail the impact COVID-19 will have on our population and the healthcare system that serves it, many medical facilities have put systems in place to streamline services and keep frontline workers safe.  Once the pandemic ends, these same procedures will remain, with clinics and hospitals looking to invest in strategies… Read More »

COVID-19 Delays VA Cerner EHR Project

From Modern Healthcare Apr2020 The Veterans Affairs Department has paused the rollout of its multibillion-dollar electronic health record project on account of the novel coronavirus, VA Secretary Robert Wilkie wrote in a letter to Congress on Friday. “The worldwide pandemic created by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has shifted the overall priorities of the Department of Veterans Affairs,” he… Read More »

COVID-19 Telehealth Program

See FCC website Apr2020 Purpose The COVID-19 Telehealth Program will provide $200 million in funding, appropriated by Congress as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, to help health care providers provide connected care services to patients at their homes or mobile locations in response to the novel Coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19) pandemic. On April… Read More »