Thank you for calling out the implied coercion of signing electronically a pad to give consent for pages of legalese.…
Morning Headlines 5/11/23
Shares in Babylon fall sharply on news of moves to take private
London-based virtual care vendor Babylon Health will revert to a privately-run company as part of a debt restructuring plan and new funding arrangement with Albacore Capital.
VA Pharmacists Don’t Trust new EHR System, Survey Finds
VA pharmacists surveyed by the House Veterans’ Affairs Technology Modernization Subcommittee say they don’t trust the new Oracle Cerner system in use at their facilities, causing them to work in a constant state of hypervigilance.
Norton Healthcare Network Update
Norton Healthcare (KY) works to restore systems impacted earlier this week by a cyberattack on its computer network.
Escapes me why Congress and the Media talk about Cerner’s risks at VA without comment on if our service members at similar risk from a Cerner EHR widely deployed now at Military Treatment Facilities.