Morning Headlines 11/22/19
Modernize public health surveillance to ease doctors’ reporting burden
The American Medical Association adopts a policy that calls for increased state and local funding to modernize public health IT systems.
VA insists it’s ready for initial EHR deployment at first go-live site in March
The Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center in Spokane, WA is hiring 108 more employees to cover anticipated productivity losses during its Cerner go-live on March 28.
Tools to help healthcare providers deliver better care
Google Health lead David Feinberg, MD attempts to clarify the company’s HIPAA-compliant work with Ascension, pointing out that the health system is piloting an interface concept he first mentioned at the HLTH Conference last month.
And which "political exercise[s]" by a private entity are appropriate for state governments in this country to punish with a…