Curbside Consult with Dr. Jayne 3/16/26
After‑hours care remains a persistent gap in primary‑care delivery, with offices typically closed about 75 % of the day. The article argues that expanding capacity for both urgent and non‑urgent visits is essential to improve patient access without overloading clinicians. It highlights surge capacity as a systemic challenge, urging practices to rethink staffing, workflows, and technology. The discussion calls for solutions that balance availability with provider well‑being.
Morning Headlines 3/16/26
HIStalk’s March 16 morning roundup highlights mounting pressure on healthcare delivery, noting that medical offices are idle roughly 75% of the time, which erodes patient access. Revenue‑cycle executives are grappling with the need for systematic checks to plug operational gaps. Clinicians...
Monday Morning Update 3/16/26
A recent commentary highlights that many medical practices remain closed roughly 75% of the time, limiting patient access to urgent care. While a few specialists, such as retina surgeons, maintain after‑hours capabilities for critical cases, most offices cannot provide immediate...
Morning Headlines 3/10/26
Medhost unveiled Medhostone, an AI‑driven platform aimed at streamlining clinical workflows and data analytics. The product’s branding—capitalizing the “one” suffix—draws attention to its unified approach. Meanwhile, Epic Systems intensified its legal offensive against patent trolls, signaling a broader push to...
Morning Headlines 3/9/26
Epic Systems has launched a series of lawsuits targeting patent trolls and other entities it deems harmful to the healthcare software ecosystem. The company’s legal offensive seeks injunctions and damages to safeguard its multi‑billion‑dollar portfolio. Simultaneously, industry observers note a...
EPtalk by Dr. Jayne 3/5/26
A recent LinkedIn post by Wayne Gillis points out that neither Rehoboth McKinley nor Great Falls Clinic uses Epic’s electronic health record platform, contradicting earlier assumptions. The post also notes that Rehoboth McKinley operates a Cerner/Oracle patient portal, highlighting ongoing...
News 3/4/26
The telehealth urgent‑care market is hitting a wall as provider labor costs become effectively fixed by government regulation, while patient acquisition expenses continue to drain margins. Companies such as Keycare rely on health‑system referrals and Teladoc on insurer‑driven enrollment to...
Curbside Consult with Dr. Jayne 3/2/26
The article sketches a typical week for a clinical informaticist, showing how patient care, system design, feedback loops, governance, safety, and evidence assessment intertwine. It highlights that a single day can involve everything from bedside interaction to long‑term technology strategy....
Morning Headlines 3/2/26
Epic’s Secure Chat, the internal messaging tool embedded in Hyperspace and Haiku, is gaining visibility as clinicians discuss its use alongside MyChart. A public acknowledgment from Dr. Jayne highlighted positive reception while also surfacing concerns about inadvertent audio capture. The...
Morning Headlines 2/27/26
In a recent informal briefing, Dr. Jayne was thanked for a public mention that highlighted her contributions. The discussion veered into a grammatical debate over the present perfect indicative, underscoring the audience’s attention to language precision. Participants also touched on...
Curbside Consult with Dr. Jayne 2/16/26
The article traces the shifting terminology of digital health records, noting that the "electronic health record" (EHR) label gained popularity during the Bush 43 era while earlier versions were called CPR and later EMR. It argues the rebranding served vendor pricing...
Readers Write: Medicare Goes All In on Value-Based Care
Medicare announced a sweeping transition to value‑based care, extending bundled‑payment and quality‑adjusted reimbursement models to virtually all Medicare‑eligible services. The initiative introduces new performance metrics that link payments directly to patient outcomes, with quarterly reporting requirements for participating providers. Early...
