Regarding Medstar - I have to wonder how many decisions were made to go to Cerner over Epic based on…
Morning Headlines 5/26/14
At Cerner’s annual meeting, executives express confidence
At a shareholder meeting in Kansas City, Cerner CEO Neal Patterson reports that, since 2010, the company has doubled its contract win rate. He reported that he is optimistic about the company’s interoperability initiatives and its population health consulting services.
Thaw resigns as Athens Regional CEO
Athens Regional Health System (GA) CEO James Thaw has resigned following a difficult Cerner implementation. The news comes after an internal letter critical of the new system was leaked to the media. The letter was written by physician leadership at Athens, and cites "medication errors … orders being lost or overlooked … (emergency department) patients leaving after long waits; and of an inpatient who wasn’t seen by a physician for (five) days."
Report reveals America’s top companies for pay and benefits
Epic is named the #5 company in America for companies with the best pay and benefits, falling behind Cosco, and other tech giants like Google, Facebook, and Adobe.
Why I Blew the Whistle on the V.A.
Sam Foote, MD, the whistleblower responsible for alerting authorities to the Phoenix VA waitlist improprieties writes an Op-Ed piece for the New York Times saying that he knew veterans were dying while waiting for appointments, and so he sent a letter to the VA about the secret waitlist in October 2013, and again in February 2014 but nothing was done, which is why he decided to go public.
#athensregionalhealthsystem
“Maintaining the highest quality of patient care has always been the guiding principle of Athens Regional Health System” _CEO Thaw
By resigning when he did, he may leave the hospital open to complaints including corporate negligence pertaining to the selection of Cerner and the “aggressive timeline” of deployment (undoubtedly an unintended consequence of the MU deadlne) of the EHR.
I congratulate the doctors on having the courage to stand up for the safety of their patients, true patient advocates. Kudos
I anxiously await a comment from Cerner (surprised that the reporter did not seek it out).