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VA representatives told The Spokesman-Review that the system had experienced 42 "unplanned degradations" and eight "unplanned outages" before April 20, with two more occurring the following week.
Simon Madden and Catherine Pollard will head up the NHS transformation directorate.
More than two dozen grantees throughout the country will have access to up to $700,000 in funding to expand their virtual care capacity.
Plus, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' cyber arm highlights ransomware trends, and Microsoft launches cybersecurity services.
The health system partnered with General Motors on an insurance product that enabled an onsite telehealth clinic. Linked to Epic and staffed by a medical assistant, it has led to high patient satisfaction.
Those who violate the in-person requirement for providing medication abortions could face a fine of up to $50,000.
Juli Stover, chief strategy officer at eVisit, outlines three ways health system CIOs and virtual care execs can boost the ROI of their telemedicine investments.
Researchers from the University of California, San Diego found that factors such as lack of insurance, economic instability and poor transportation to obtain care were associated with a 30-day readmission.