Appointment scheduling is now allowing sensitive medical information to make its way to Meta, the parent company of Facebook, courtesy of Hospital Booking tools using the Meta Pixel tracking tool. According to a recent report…
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Google adds appointment scheduling tool to help patients make appointments
Google announced that it is adding an appointment scheduling tool to help patients make appointments. The new search feature will help patients find open appointments at nearby medical practices, based on the announcement at the…
DOJ Forces Grocery and Pharmacy Chain’s COVID-19 Appointment Scheduling to be ADA Compliant
The US Justice Department today secured a settlement agreement with Meijer Inc. under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA addresses barriers preventing people with disabilities from booking COVID-19 vaccination appointments online. The settlement…
Omnicell Acquires MarkeTouch Media
The $82 million acquisition expands Omnicell footprint across key pharmacy segments. Omnicell, Inc., a leading provider of medication management solutions and adherence tools for health systems and pharmacies, announced that it has acquired pharmacy software…
Vaccine Appointments in high demand, straining systems in US and Canada
The Omicron variant has once again created a focus on vaccination appointment scheduling systems. The rush for shots is reminiscent of the problems seen a year ago when states and localities were struggling to make…
Lessons from VA appointment scheduling system rollout
The Department of Veterans Affairs is standardizing its appointment scheduling system by rolling out a new solution based on Cerner. Schedulers like many aspects of the Cerner system, including its “user-friendly interface and ease of…
