• Epic to add data tool for personalized medicine

    Laura Dyrda -
    Epic plans to launch a new personalized care data tool this summer, according to Wis Business News.

  • Senators urge VA to tighten contract with Oracle Health

    Naomi Diaz -
    Three senators are urging the Department of Veterans Affairs to prioritize stronger accountability standards in their ongoing contract negotiations with Oracle Health.

  • Best EHRs, per MedTech Breakthrough Awards

    Giles Bruce -
    Four EHR companies were named winners of 2024 MedTech Breakthrough Awards.

    • Maximizing EHR Value: Key Considerations for Health System Financial Success

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    Electronic health records (EHRs) play a crucial role in both clinical care and financial management in healthcare today. As hospitals and health systems face rising costs and persistent labor shortages, choosing the right EHR system becomes increasingly critical.

  • What's driving health systems to switch to Epic?

    Naomi Diaz -
    Health systems that have recently moved from an Oracle Health EHR system to an Epic version say they made the move due to Epic's tools and its ability to exchange information easier, Bloomberg reported May 9. 

  • Cerner lost clients after Oracle acquisition: Report

    Naomi Diaz -
    After Oracle acquired Cerner for $28.4 billion in June 2022, the company lost at least a dozen of the EHR vendor's large clients, Bloomberg reported May 9.

  • The EHR Exclusive: Why you can't afford to let your EHR become a drain on IT resources

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    In today's healthcare landscape, organizations face resource constraints, budget challenges, and the rising threat of cyberattacks – and together, these issues have a negative synergy that makes them even more worrying.

  • How Epic got its name

    Giles Bruce -
    Epic's EHR got its name from the word for a Greek poem, or "a glorious recounting of events," in this case the story of a patient, according to company founder and CEO Judy Faulkner.

  • The 15 health system leaders governing Epic's research network

    Giles Bruce -
    The chief research information officer of Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health is one of the newest governing council members for Epic's Cosmos research network.

  • New Jersey 'smart' hospital opts for Meditech

    Naomi Diaz -
    Ridgewood, N.J.-based Valley Health System's new "smart hospital" in Paramus, N.J., is using Meditech's Expanse EHR system. 

  • Have EHRs been good for healthcare?

    Giles Bruce -
    Fifteen years after meaningful use incentives propelled the shift to EHRs, health system leaders told Becker's that digitizing medical records has been a net positive for the industry — with some caveats.

  • What are Oracle Health's priorities?

    Giles Bruce -
    Cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and moving beyond just EHRs are top priorities for Oracle Health, its leader told the Nashville (Tenn.) Business Journal.

  • Epic EHR contributes to University Hospitals' operating loss

    Naomi Diaz -
    The purchase of a new Epic EHR has contributed to Cleveland-based University Hospitals' operating losses in 2022 and 2023, Cleveland.com reported May 3. 

  • What it's like when your EHR shuts down

    Giles Bruce -
    When a hospital's EHR went down recently, staff communicated with patients and one another more and cut down on unnecessary tests and documentation, a medical resident wrote in JAMA Internal Medicine.

  • Oracle Health workforce steadily decreases

    Naomi Diaz -
    Since acquiring EHR vendor Cerner, Oracle Health's local workforce has decreased, the Kansas City Business Journal reported April 30. 

  • 2 WVU Medicine hospitals move to Epic

    Naomi Diaz -
    South Charleston, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals went live with an Epic EHR system on May 1. 

  • Why Epic trimmed its noncompete list

    Giles Bruce -
    Epic says it winnowed its noncompete list to a "few dozen" health IT companies after leadership realized how large the index had grown.

  • Oracle Health in the last 30 days

    Giles Bruce -
    Oracle Health had a busy April, with its parent company revealing relocation plans and its intentions to surpass Epic. Here are 10 times Becker's reported on the EHR company formerly known as Cerner in the past month.

  • VA still committed to Oracle Health EHR rollout

    Naomi Diaz -
    The Department of Veterans Affairs is still committed to its Oracle Health EHR rollout despite the need for additional improvements, The Spokesman-Review reported April 29. 

  • RWJBarnabas Health goes live with Epic Hyperdrive

    Naomi Diaz -
    West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health went live on Epic Hyperdrive. 

  • Why Ascension partners with Oracle

    Giles Bruce -
    St. Louis-based Ascension is working with Oracle to build a technology platform to manage capacity, workforce issues and supply chain all in one place, the Nashville Business Journal reported.

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