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Weekender 5/18/18

HIStalk Weekender

The VA signs a 10-year, $10 billion contract with Cerner for its new EHR. A GAO report finds that providers sometimes overcharge patients for copies of their medical records and patients sometimes struggle to get their own information. Weekly News Recap. It was such a joy to watch and we have you to thank for that.”.

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150 top places to work in healthcare

Henry Kotula

Fortune magazine named Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta among the 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2017 for the 12th consecutive year; the year before, Working Mother magazine ranked the health system among the 100 best companies for working mothers. The health system has more than 10,600 employees and 7,000 volunteers.

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Patients, Health Consumers, People, Citizens: Who Are We In America?

Health Populi

most visibly for prescription drugs , and increasingly for other line items in the medical bill like nursing home care, hospital care, and physician services. my alma mater) and colleagues track the growth of consumer-facing digital health tools and initiatives leading to consumers’ engagement with websites and apps.