I realize it's been quite a while since I taught - or was in school myself - but I'm distressed…
Morning Headlines 8/21/17
The Appointment Ends. Now the Patient Is Listening.
The New York Times covers the growing trend of patients recording their own medical appointments so that they can revisit the conversation in the future.
Trends in Laboratory Information Systems
A small survey of laboratory managers and directors find that 60 percent are currently looking to replace their existing LIS.
Bedside portal at WellStar reduces patient anxiety, lowers costs
A local paper covers the WellStar (GA) implementation of Epic MyChart across its hospitals.
MCMC may sell visiting health services
Mid-Columbia Medical Center (OR) is considering options for its unprofitable home health agency, which it says is difficult to improve because it runs a different EHR than the hospital, making care coordination cumbersome. The hospital is on Epic, and migrating the agency to Epic would reportedly cost $750,000.
Sounds like Care Otter’s secret sauce is running on top of Microsoft Azure. Not sure that warrants a special project team working out of a Western Sizzler or not?
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/videos/careotter-makes-healthcare-personal-with-azure-service-fabric/
The Allscripts Sunrise implementation at Baptist Pensacola is officially off the rails. The project is now two years out from contract signature without a firm go-live date. Hard to believe it should take 24 months plus to implement a 500 bed, two site system…