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Hospitals, health systems enhancing their EHRs
Hospitals and health systems are adding new software, tools and tech upgrades to their EHRs to build upon their systems' offerings. -
How MyChart charges affect the number of messages clinicians receive
Hospitals and health systems have begun seeing that their physicians have little time during work hours to reply to patient messages, leaving them to attend to this duty after work during "pajama time." This has caused some organizations to start charging for some of these messages so they can lower the volume their staff receives — but is this working? -
What health systems think of Epic in '23
Epic clients are pleased with the EHR's interoperability and customer experience, though its cost leaves something to be desired, according to a 2023 performance report from KLAS Research. -
Top 6 EHRs for health systems, per Black Book Research
Black Book Research ranked the top inpatient EHRs for health systems for 2023 based on surveys of 18 performance indicators conducted between the second quarter of 2022 and the third quarter of this year. -
Kansas medical center granted $759K to upgrade EHR
Parsons, Kan.-based Labette County Medical Center is receiving a $759,600 grant to help purchase upgrades to its EHR system, KSNT reported July 25. -
New $900M Essentia hospital integrates Epic with patient TVs
Patients at the new $900 million Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center will be able to access educational and interactive content in their room's television -
Montana health system reports temporary disruptions during $25M Epic install
Helena, Mont.-based St. Peter's Health is warning of a "temporary disruption" to patients accessing medical records and scheduling appointments caused by the health system's $25 million transition to a new Epic EHR. -
Epic in the last 30 days
From backing a new health data initiative to seeing its workforce jump in size by 18 percent since 2021, here are eight updates on Epic's operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker's Hospital Review in July: -
Why large EHR installs are like 'trying to fix a plane while flying'
Daniel Barchi, CIO of Chicago-based CommonSpirit, said large electronic health record implementations often have problems that are far more than just technical, Politico reported July 21. -
How 2 hospital leaders are using consultants on their Epic installation
Hospital leaders trying to balance the need to reduce the cost of the Epic implementation process and keep the installation program in-house are being very mindful of how they use consultants. -
Athenahealth faces trades secrets suit
EHR vendor Athenahealth is facing a lawsuit that alleges the company stole trade secrets, used deceptive business practices and breached its contract, Law360 reported July 20. -
AI medical record startup riddled with errors uses humans for backup
DeepScribe, a company focused on leveraging artificial intelligence to serve as a medical scribe, contracts with 200 humans to listen in on medical visit recordings and fix the AI's errors, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. -
VA committee chair calls Cerner EHR rollout a 'nightmare'
Costs for the Veterans Affairs Department's Cerner EHR rollout continue to soar, causing tension between the VA and Congress, with some lawmakers wanting to ax the program, while others advocate for the VA to take one more shot at the implementation, Politico reported July 21. -
How Novant's 'stupid stuff' initiative saved providers 26M EHR clicks
Carl Armato heard a consistent sentiment as he was rounding on physicians: The amount of time they spent in the EHR was creating a burdensome workload. This led to a resolution-focused initiative launched several years ago at Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health, where Mr. Armato is president and CEO. -
Billing for MyChart has not solved physicians' excessive email problem
Hospitals and health systems around the U.S. began charging for patient messages sent through patient portals as their clinicians became inundated with 50 percent more messages after the pandemic, but the charges haven't necessarily stopped the influx of messages, NPR reported July 21. -
How Methodist Le Bonheur is going from 9 EHRs to 1 through Epic
Methodist Le Bonheur COO Monica Wharton is focusing on 'going slow to go fast' and keeping the total cost of ownership in mind as the system works to install a new Epic EHR. -
'No margin, no mission': How Northwell CIO Sophy Lu approaches the Epic installation
Northwell Health CIO Sophy Lu told Becker's that the New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based health system's Epic installation process is a 'leap into the future.' -
UHS picks Oracle Cerner EHR for 200+ behavioral health sites
Universal Health Services is implementing Oracle Health's electronic health record in over 200 behavioral health facilities nationwide. -
Prisma adds remote patient monitoring tools to Epic EHR
Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health is expanding its partnership with virtual care company. HealthSnap. -
Health systems switching EHRs due to mergers
Here are the hospitals and health systems that are implementing new EHR systems or extending EHR systems to other facilities due to mergers or acquisitions:
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