Travis Dalton, executive vice president and general manager of Oracle Health, has taken on a new position at MultiPlan Corp.

Nonprofit digital healthcare innovation group OCHIN said nine systems began using its OCHIN Epic EHR in the final quarter of 2023. 

Oracle Health Chair David Feinberg, MD, has joined Aegis Ventures, a venture studio that focuses on healthcare artificial intelligence and health tech. 

St. Louis-based Mercy is moving its newly acquired Cape Girardeau, Mo.-based SoutheastHealth to an Epic EHR system so that all of its providers and patients can ensure continuity of care. 

One health system reduced the stress and burnout associated with EHR use by making a recent update to its system "fun," the American Medical Association reported.

Nurses send the majority of EHR messages, while medical providers receive more of them than any other hospital workers, a study in JAMA Network Open found.

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.