Show Notes

August 11, 2020: Welcome to News Day. Epic takes heat from employees and adjusts their course. HIMSS announces new dates. Unique patient ID chaos and compliance, and telehealth is here to stay. Plus how are we going to bring back our work from home employees? Will it be voluntary? What will we do if people refuse to come back?

Key Points:

• Brigham reports 12% loss in margin amid patient care drought [00:04:30]
• Trump orders to defund Medicare [00:07:00]
• Rethinking ED waiting rooms in response to COVID-19 [00:09:00] 
• Emergency department visits continue to lag post COVID [00:09:30]
• Why would you sit in a waiting room full of sick people to go see a doctor? [00:09:50]
• VA resums rollout of $16 billion Cerner EHR project [00:12:00]
• Unique patient identifier [00:22:30]

Today's Stories:

• House Votes to Remove Federal Ban on Unique Patient Identifier
• The issue with Big Tech is not competition, but how it makes money - NS Tech
• HIMSS announces August date for 2021 annual global conference | Healthcare Finance News
• Mayo Clinic uses $1M in FCC funds for connected devices to expand telehealth | Healthcare IT News
• President Donald J. Trump Is Expanding Access to Telehealth Services and Ensuring Continued Access to Healthcare for Rural Americans | The White House
• Telehealth seems here to stay – so how can it be improved? | Healthcare IT News
• Epic faces employee backlash over COVID-19 return to work policies | Healthcare IT News
• Quick pivot to new HHS COVID-19 reporting rules meant 'chaos' for hospitals