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Tufts spent $70M on EHR install
Boston-based Tufts Medicine reported EHR installation costs of around $70 million last year, according to The Boston Globe. -
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare transitioning to Epic EHR
Memphis, Tenn.-based Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare is moving to an Epic EHR system. -
5 health systems implementing new EHR systems
Here are 5 health systems that have implemented new EHR systems or announced plans to do so since Dec. 30: -
Health system execs look to boost financial spending on interoperability
Fifty-five percent of health system IT executives at top U.S. health systems said they will increase their organization's investment in interoperability initiatives by 5 to 20 percent in 2023, according to a recent report by healthcare interoperability software provider Health Gorilla. -
Kansas hospital goes live with Meditech EHR
Amberwell Health Hiawatha (Kan.) and Amberwell Highland Clinic went live with a Meditech Expanse EHR system on Nov. 1, Atchison Globe reported Jan. 20. -
What Meditech has in store for 2023
From signing contracts with Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare to partnerships with Google, EHR vendor Meditech had a busy 2022. In 2023, the company is focused on "agility" and "innovation," Meditech spokesperson Robin Montville told Becker's, as it looks to grow and compete in a crowded EHR market. -
DCH Health System employee fired for inappropriately accessing EHR
Tuscaloosa, Ala.-based DCH Health System has fired an employee who improperly gained access to its electronic medical records system. -
State puts forward $105M for new Medical College of Georgia Epic EHR system
Gov. Brian Kemp's new state budget has proposed $105 million for the Augusta University Medical College of Georgia to purchase an upgraded Epic EHR system, The Augusta Chronicle reported Jan. 19. -
Marshfield's Cerner install led to revenue cycle issues, ratings downgrade
Marshfield (Wis.) Clinic Health System's IT standardization efforts over the last few years disrupted operations and were a contributing factor in Fitch's decision to issue a ratings downgrade from an "A-" to "BBB+" rating. -
Arkansas health system goes live with Meditech Expanse EHR
Jonesboro, Ark.-based St. Bernards Healthcare went live with the Meditech Expanse EHR system, replacing Meditech's acute EHR and three disparate ambulatory systems across the four-hospital network. -
10 health systems seeking EHR talent
Three of the top vendors hospitals use to participate in the Medicare EHR incentive program are Oracle Cerner, Epic and Meditech, according to ONC data. Here are 10 hospitals and health systems that have posted job listings seeking EHR and IT expertise in the last month. -
Washington hospital rebrands, gets new EHR system
Yakima (Wash.) Valley Memorial Hospital will spend more than $100 million to install a new electronic health records system and change its name to reflect its affiliation with Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System. -
Health systems integrate automated medication instructions into Epic, Meditech EHRs
Health systems in Georgia, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin are using artificial intelligence to automatically transcribe medical instructions into their Epic and Meditech EHRs. -
Booz Allen cleared to resume work on $860M Oracle Cerner VA implementation
The Government Accountability Office denied a pair of protests, allowing consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton to continue work as the program manager on an $860 million task order implementing the Department of Veterans Affairs' Oracle Cerner EHR system, Washington Technology reported Jan. 12. -
5 systems spend millions on EHR installs
Implementing a new EHR can generate big time costs for hospitals and health systems, with some spending hundreds of millions to even more than a billion dollars on rollouts. -
What Epic pays its software development team
Epic has become a major player in the EHR and medtech industry. The company is looking to hire top-of-the-line software engineer talent. -
Nicklaus Children's Hospital integrates genomic data into Oracle Cerner EHR
Miami-based Nicklaus Children's Hospital implemented the ActX Genomic Decision Support platform into its Oracle Cerner EHR to provide clinicians with alerts on a patient's genetics. -
AdventHealth's Epic install expenses hit $355M last year
Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth continued efforts to implement Epic EHR across its system last year, and aims to finish the final two waves of go-lives in the first and third quarters of 2023. -
Veradigm adds 6 new payer, 30 RCM clients in Q4
EHR vendor Veradigm, formerly known as Allscripts, said it added six new payer and 30 new revenue cycle management clients in the fourth quarter. -
Number of MyChart messages drops after hospitals start billing for them, study finds
MyChart messages declined at San Francisco-based UCSF Health after the health system started billing for them, though clinicians rarely charge patients for them, a JAMA study found.
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