Epic has partnered with a commercial stage biotechnology company, and has added a predictive analytics company to its marketplace.  

Loma Linda (Calif.) University Medical Center digitally screens for childhood adversity in its Epic EHR, leading to increases in both screenings and revenue, according to an Oct. 10 report from the EHR vendor.

The United States military has a massive EHR system to organize and track service members' personal health information. 

Jennifer Goldman, DO, chief of primary care of Hollywood, Fla.-based Memorial Healthcare System, worked with internal and external IT experts to have social determinants of health not only included in its Epic EHR system, but made it a prominent feature of clinical teams, case managers and others so it wouldn't be overlooked. 

Below are three health systems that have implemented or announced plans to implement an EHR system or upgrade from Oracle Cerner:

Technology company Leidos integrated its revenue cycle management technology into the Department of Defense’s MHS Genesis EHR system.

Littleton (N.H.) Regional Healthcare went live with Oracle Cerner's Community Works EHR system on Oct. 3. 

Box Butte General Hospital in Alliance, Neb., recently completed a Meditech mock live drill as it transitions to the EHR vendor.

A former medical assistant at Mansfield, La.-based Desoto Regional Health System has pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining substances from the health system, The Shreveport Times reported Oct. 7. 

The Department of Veterans Affairs' Oracle Cerner EHR pharmacy services experienced an outage on Oct. 6, FedScoop reported Oct. 7. 

Aspen (Colo.) Valley Hospital went live with its $16 million Epic EHR installation on Oct. 1, according to Oct. 10 reporting in Aspen Daily News.

Below are four health systems that have switch to or announced plans to switch from an Oracle Cerner EHR system to an Epic EHR system:

Meditech has expanded its Greenfield workspace to include two new collaborative environments that help third-party developers and customers test innovations within their EHRs.  

Epic has made changes to its sepsis prediction model in a bid to improve its accuracy and make its alerts more meaningful to clinicians.

Winnsboro, La.-based Franklin Medical Center will receive $41,640 to upgrade its Oracle Cerner EHR system, The Franklin Sun reported Oct. 5. 

A new rule went into effect Oct. 6 that allows patients complete access to their electronic health records, without unreasonable delay or costs.

Omaha, Neb.-based Methodist Health System has extended its contract with EHR vendor Oracle Cerner for another 10 years.

Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare switched its EHR from Oracle Cerner to Epic on Oct. 1, joining several health systems that have gone to Epic this month.

Technology companies Forward Advantage and Meditech are collaborating to launch PxMobile, an app that integrates with EHRs to deliver medical information to patients.

Wisconsin Medicine, the philanthropic arm of UW Health and University of Wisconsin's school of medicine and public health, is launching a workforce development initiative led by a "significant donation" from Epic.