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.
Sounds reasonable, until you look at the Silicon Valley experience. Silicon Valley grew like a weed precisely because employees could…