Three health systems reported that patient information may have been involved in a data security incident tied to Cerner, the EHR vendor now known as Oracle Health. Lake Regional Health System (Osage Beach, Mo.), OSF Saint Clare Medical Center (Princeton,…
EHRs / Interoperability
From a looming legal challenge to one of the largest single-instance Epic rollouts in the country, here are key updates on Epic’s strategy, customer deployments and industry relationships, reported by Becker’s Hospital Review in December:
New Brunswick, N.J.-based Saint Peter’s Healthcare System selected Epic as its partner for a new centralized EHR platform. The system said Epic will support improvements in patient care by enabling full access to an integrated record across all care settings,…
Looking ahead to 2026, Boston-based Athenahealth is preparing to roll out a reimagined EHR experience centered on AI, with a stated goal of reducing clinician and staff burden while improving revenue cycle performance beyond industry benchmarks. The company said it…
Three U.S. senators have penned a letter to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs expressing apprehensions over the resumption of the agency’s EHR rollout in 2026. The project has been on hold amid technical and patient well-being issues, but the…
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Dec. 22 proposed a rule that would significantly reduce federal health IT certification requirements, revise information-blocking policies and establish a framework to support AI-enabled interoperability. The proposed rule, Health Data, Technology,…
Epic plans to expand the role of artificial intelligence across its EHR platform and tools in 2026, with a focus on embedding AI directly into clinical, administrative and patient-facing workflows, an Epic spokesperson told Becker’s. The company said its strategy…
Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Parkview Health has added several features to its MyChart platform aimed at improving patient care navigation and access. The health system introduced a “care journey roadmap” that allows users to view treatment plans in sequence for procedures…
As health systems contend with financial pressures, workforce shortages and rising expectations for digital access, Meditech is positioning Expanse as an intelligent EHR platform, with a 2026 roadmap focused on agentic AI, interoperable data exchange and automation across clinical, operational…
A federal judge has ruled that some complaints against Change Healthcare over the 2024 cyberattack can move forward. Judge Donovan Frank decided Dec. 19 to allow some claims to proceed against the UnitedHealth Group claims processing subsidiary and dismiss others,…