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Are you attending HIMSS20 next week? Say hello to Global Healthcare IT and make sure to meet our representatives, Nash Castle (ncastle@globalhit) and Maria Vargas (mvargas@globalhit.com)! Here is a quick summary on what HIMSS20 conference entails.  HIMSS20 will be from March 9-13, 2020 in Orlando, Florida.  It is the largest healthcare conference that happens onceRead more

The 2020 JP Morgan Healthcare Conference followed the usual format with one major exception.  The lineup for the Not-For-Profit track was missing one major player, Kaiser Permanente.  The reason being the usual presenter for Kaiser had recently passed away suddenly (2 months beforehand).  I did not know Bernard Tyson personally, but, he was always regardedRead more

According to Medical Economics’ 2019 EHR Scorecard report, more than 60% of physicians report that EHRs are harming patient engagement.  Most of the physicians surveyed stated that they would not choose their current EHR system and would like to re-do the implementation.  Now from a patient perspective, do they agree with their physicians? The KFFRead more

Are you looking to transition your organization’s system to a new EMR? Here are the 4 best practices to take into consideration: Strong Leadership, Good Communications and Clear Goals Find an inhouse, or new staff employee who will take ownership of the project for the organization. Frequently, hospitals will outsource this key role, and thatRead more

A common mistake among hospitals and healthcare systems is that once they have implemented an EMR system, the misconception is that you can set it and forget it.  EHR/EMRs are constantly upgrading, releasing new modules, refining procedure, and allowing for improved optimization. Certain EMRs were built for small hospital systems and with mergers and/or organicRead more

Cerner is now partnering up with Simplee, a healthcare platform for patient finances, to make healthcare billing more transparent and accessible. Cerner will add Simplee’s Patient financial Engagement platform to their revenue cycle portfolio and transition it into its consumer-facing technology. Cerner’s goal is to offer consumers a more personalized healthcare billing process. Connance conductedRead more

The Department of Veteran Affairs has a 10-year, $16 billion dollar, EHR initiative with Cerner. To avoid the same mistake from last year, the VA will be launching a training program to train their personnel on the EHR. The VA’s new training program is called VITAL and it stands for VA Innovative Technology Advancement Lab. Read more

The true significances of blockchain is its ability to store and secure large amounts of data across a distributed network. This could be an important factor in consideration of its’ use in the healthcare field by protecting hospital and patient data from the ever-present threat of being hacked, breached or leaked.  According to Becker’s HospitalRead more

Here are the 4 highlights for Cerner in the past couple of months: Cerner has partnered up with LifeCenters, a hospitality and real estate development company, to focus on creating new health programs for senior-living communities. They are looking to develop centers for primary care, pharmacy and fitness.  What Cerner is offering is their innovation:Read more

2019 is Cerner’s 40th year anniversary and it is their year to create greater innovations.  Cerner will now be collaborating with Amazon Web Services (AWS) by using them as their preferred cloud provider.  Cerner knows that their consumers always want more and the best quality.  By working with AWS, Cerner will be able to moveRead more