Before the implementation of Epic’s MyChart patient portal, Parkview Health System faced several challenges in patient engagement and communication. Patients often found it difficult to access their health records, leading to a lack of transparency and engagement in their healthcare journeys. This gap in communication sometimes resulted in missed appointments, medication nonadherence, and a general
Now that telemedicine is a mainstream method for healthcare delivery, C-suite executives and health IT leaders at provider organizations must keep a sharp eye on trends in virtual care. Telemedicine is too important now to take for granted. To get a look ahead at what this new year may have in store for telehealth, Healthcare
Doctors at Englewood Health in New Jersey are using the Ion endoluminal system from Intuitive Surgical to take tissue biopsies from the hard-to-reach outer third of the lung to identify early-stage lung cancer. WHY IT MATTERS Robotic-assisted bronchoscopy offers stability and greater precision over traditional bronchoscopy, according to Dr. David Shiu, chief of pulmonary medicine
The Government Accountability Office has completed its review of cybersecurity in medical devices under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 and recommended the commissioner of food and drugs at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency update their agencies’ medical device cybersecurity coordination agreement. WHY IT
The New York State Attorney General on Wednesday announced a major new settlement around one health system’s use of privacy-violating online pixel technology. WHY IT MATTERS NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital will pay $300,000 for its use of third-party tools that disclosed the protected health information of people who visited its website, New York AG Letitia James said
The Food and Drug Administration’s CORE Network has just released its report on activities in 2022. The report from the Coordinated Outbreak Response & Evaluation (CORE) Network outlines activities and actions from the work of the CORE team in 2022. It marks the first time CORE has published an annual report since its inception in
More children are in the tally of those with elevated lead levels after eating certain brands of cinnamon applesauce. As of Jan. 8, the Food and Drug Administration has received 87 confirmed complaints in the outbreak, up from 82 on Dec. 26. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has also received more reports of
FAO and WHO have published two complete reports on microbial hazards in fruits and vegetables and measures to control Salmonella in poultry meat. The first UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO) document covers hazards in produce. The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meetings on Microbial Risk Assessment (JEMRA) previously released a summary of
A decade ago, at a Korean railroad station, a tour guide directed a visiting reporter away from a small cafe, saying only “boshintang” was on the menu. The reporter later learned that “boshintang” is dog meat stew, which older Koreans consider traditional food and something of a delicacy. But younger South Koreans are more likely
As he has in the past, Amos Miller has turned to his supporters for financial assistance as he finds compliance with food safety regulations troublesome. After the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture executed a duly issued search warrant on Amos Miller and Miller’s Organic Farm on Jan. 4, a GiveSendGo campaign was launched to benefit Miller.