Morning Headlines 6/17/21
Walmart Provides Digital COVID-19 Vaccine Record
Walmart offers pharmacy customers who receive the COVID-19 vaccine the ability to digitally store their vaccine records via their Walmart.com accounts using technology based on the Vaccination Credential Initiative’s Smart Health Cards standard.
HHS Releases Project US@ Draft Technical Specification Version 1.0 for Comment
ONC releases the Project US@ Draft Technical Specification Version 1.0 for public comment as part of its work to develop a healthcare standard for representing patient addresses.
Ksana Health Secures $2M Seed Round to Launch Advanced Mental Health Monitoring Platform
Behavioral health app startup Ksana Health raises $2 million in seed funding and joins Anthem’s digital incubator.
Stillwater Medical Center Reports Major Computer Outage, Officials Confirm
Stillwater Medical Center (OK) recovers from a computer outage that forced it to cancel appointments and briefly shut down its emergency room.
"Still, there’s often confusion about who is caring for the patient ... " Playing off of Jimmy the Greek's comment,…
I think part of the confusion in the hospital is around patients not understanding the differences between the various strata…
Is it really a surprise that various incentives (for patients or clinicians) doesn’t change readmission rates? These are multifactorial processes,…
I think it’s a bit weird to speculate on this founder change topic since that probably entails a significant change…
Tegria was #2 (behind CSI) in overall performance score. They tied with CSI and Medasource as most recommended.