Morning Headlines 9/18/17
Second review launched into IHealth
In Canada, British Colombia’s Health Minister Adrian Dix, launches an independent review of Island Health’s $178 million Cerner Millennium implementation. Island Health has faced fierce resistance from its providers over complaints that Cerner is difficult to use and a risk to patient safety.
I’m the perfect person to price shop for an operation. But the process went terribly
A Massachusetts physician and price transparency researcher recounts the difficulties she had when trying to compare prices for a procedure her daughter was having.
Indiana, Reeling From Opioid Crisis, Arms Officials With Data
Indiana partners with SAP to create a database and dashboards displaying the state’s information on “drug arrests, drug seizures, death records, pharmacy robberies, overdose-related ambulance calls, and the use of naloxone, an overdose-reversal drug.”
Ask Mayo Clinic online offers symptom assessment through Epic’s MyChart
Epic will integrate Mayo Clinic’s online symptom checker into its MyChart app.
I realize it's been quite a while since I taught - or was in school myself - but I'm distressed…