Morning Headlines 2/15/23

UnityPoint ‘MyChart’ app to start charging for messages to doctors

UnityPoint Health (IA) begins charging patients between $36 and $70 for messaging their physicians via its MyChart patient portal, citing the “tremendous increase” in messaging seen since the beginning of the pandemic.

Progress on IT Security Event Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023

Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare (FL) continues to recover from a February 2 cyberattack, bringing its physician practices and urgent care centers back online and slowly transitioning back to digital documentation.

Oracle Cerner signs contract with Accenture to provide extra electronic health record training for VA clinicians

Oracle enlists Accenture to provide additional Oracle Cerner EHR training to VA clinicians ahead of implementations scheduled to resume this summer.