Morning Headlines 12/12/18
Dr. Denise W. Hines to Join HIMSS as Chief Americas Officer
Former GaHIN Executive Director and EHealth Services Group CEO Denise Hines, DHA, MS joins HIMSS as Chief Americas Officer.
Black Book finds that 88 percent of mid-sized regional systems regret their EHR implementation due to hidden costs, unexpected consulting fees, lost revenue, patient frustration, and clinician burnout.
‘Hey, Alexa! How’s my blood pressure?’
Amazon works with Omron Healthcare to develop a skill for Alexa that connects the virtual assistant to the vendor’s blood pressure monitor.
OCR fines Pagosa Springs Medical Center (CO) for failing to cut off a former staffer’s access to a Web-based scheduling calendar that included PHI.
You know what will radically improve patient lives? Universal healthcare, access to housing, paid childcare, better public transport. Improve a…