The typical health system uses 18 different EHR vendors across affiliated providers, yet these systems often lack seamless communication capabilities, leading to challenges, Lown Institute reported Jan. 2.  

EHR vendors Epic Systems, Oracle Health and Meditech are prioritizing the integration of artificial intelligence into their software in 2024 as they look to boost clinical efficiency for healthcare providers. 

Epic Systems is gearing up to unleash a wave of generative AI innovations in 2024, with more than 60 AI-related development projects in progress, a company spokesperson told Becker's. 

The Department of Veterans Affairs said it is "committed to resuming the system rollout" of its Oracle Health EHR rollout, NextGov reported Dec. 28.

With some EHR installation costs climbing north of $500 million, a botched installation can seriously affect a health system's bottom line.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente's hospital at home program uses three different digital health platforms to manage patient care, document results and communicate with patients.

Hospitals and health systems continue to invest in EHR platforms as the technology becomes more sophisticated for more coordinated care.

In 2023, the Department of Veterans Affairs faced fierce criticism from clinicians, lawmakers and patients over its rollout of the Oracle Health EHR system. Despite the blowback, the agency is continuing to move forward with the system.

Aitkin, Minn.-based Riverwood Healthcare Center is planning to go live with an Epic EHR system in January, hospital CEO Ken Westwood wrote in aitkinage.com Dec. 22.

Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System is 150 days away from its first go-live with its new Epic EHR system. 

As the past 18 months have witnessed remarkable technology strides, particularly in the maturation and accessibility of artificial intelligence and large language models, Mike Sicilia, executive vice president of Oracle Global Industries, told Becker's the company plans to focus on immediate life-saving innovations in healthcare for 2024. 

Epic Systems continues to be the leader in the EHR hospital market share, with 83 hospitals joining its network in 2022, according to research from KLAS. 

Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health added preferred name and pronouns options to its EHR system as part of an effort to boost health equity and inclusion.

Springfield, Mo.-based CoxHealth is moving from a Cerner EHR system to an Epic EHR system. 

San Antonio, Texas-based University Health is integrating Hyland's OnBase Smart on FHIR system within its Epic Hyperdrive EHR to help capture unstructured patient data.

Here is how much 12 hospitals and health systems are expected to pay for purchasing, installing and upgrading a new or current electronic health record system in 2023, as reported by Becker's:

In 2024, EHR vendor Meditech told Becker's the company is steering its efforts toward crafting sustainable and scalable solutions to tackle healthcare's most pressing challenges, such as workforce issues, financial pressures and the escalating demand for care.

Cleveland-based University Hospitals expects its Epic install to cost about $400 million, a significant drop from the $600 million it had initially budgeted, according to financial documents published Dec. 14. 

Health systems in Colorado, New York and Washington are seeking Epic talent.

Tampa (Fla) General Hospital will transition three hospitals it acquired from Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems to Epic, a spokesperson confirmed with Becker's.