Pulse+IT's weekly round-up of international health IT and eHealth news for the week ending May 13: Industry loves Apple, VA decision on $16b EHR, NHS Digital data sharing, telehealth for tuberculosis, nurse snoops on ED records, Isle of Wight shares records, health IT disaster response, Allscripts buys patient engagement firm
Health systems share Apple Health Records feedback
MedCity News ~ Stephanie Baum ~ 10/05/2018
The most interesting responses were to questions focused on the potential of Apple’s health record technology, the experience so far coupled with hurdles providers face, challenges Apple faces and the likelihood of success.
Acting VA secretary to make Cerner EHR acquisition decision by May 28
Health Data Management ~ Greg Slabodkin ~ 10/05/2018
Robert Wilkie, the acting secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, will make an acquisition decision by May 28 regarding the VA’s plans to purchase a commercial-off-the-shelf electronic health record from Cerner to replace its legacy system, according to a senior agency official
