CaroMont Health

CaroMont Health | May 12, 2016

With a warm smile, kind eyes and a soft voice, nurse Susan Murphy calmly makes her way through the Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation center at CaroMont Regional Medical Center, greeting patients as they prepare for their next class. The group that gathers, surrounded by treadmills and elliptical machines, is there because each of them has experienced and survived a cardiopulmonary event. They are there to try to build their strength and stamina as they work to recover from a life-altering hea...

CaroMont Health | June 09, 2016

Patients in the Charlotte region face higher health care costs and fewer choices because of efforts by the state’s largest hospital chain to prevent competition, the U.S. Justice Department and the N.C. Attorney General’s office contend in a newly filed lawsuit.The federal antitrust lawsuit against Carolinas HealthCare System alleges the chain illegally reduces competition in the local health care market....

CaroMont Health | July 29, 2016

The CaroMont Health Foundation announced its 2016 grant recipients. More than $600,000 was awarded to 13 community organizations and CaroMont programs whose initiatives will support its mission of improving and enhancing the health and wellness of Gaston County....

EHRIntelligence | January 16, 2020

Eighty-four percent of EHR users are dissatisfied with the technical service and basic software account support from current EHR and HIT vendors, according to a 2020 Black Book Research survey. Since the HITECH Act was signed into law in 2009, EHRs have not only been more prevalent, but they have continued to change and evolve. However, technical service from EHR vendors hasn’t kept up with the constant change, according to high-level hospital tech managers. Healthcare software support is ...