Morning Headlines 6/20/22
The VA’s OIG finds that at least 148 veterans in Inland Northwest were harmed by a Cerner software flaw that the company was aware of, but failed to disclose to the VA.
Talkspace Reportedly Rejected Merger Offer from Amwell
Virtual mental health provider Talkspace reportedly rejects the acquisition overtures of Amwell.
VA to delay electronic medical records deployment to additional sites until 2023
As Congressional concerns over previous implementations mount, the VA decides to delay further Cerner rollouts until 2023 to ensure “adequate reliability.”
Weird that Google can acknowledge its crowdsourced medical advice was wrong, but escape penalties for doing it wantonly at scale.