U.S. physicians get three times as many EHR messages as their counterparts in other countries but could cut back on them by not copying their colleagues on communications, the American Medical Association reported.

Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Corewell Health currently offers patients complimentary communication via MyChart, stating that it won't implement charges for messages, but will instead look at other avenues to manage the volume for its clinicians, Detroit Free Press reported Nov. 21. 

University of Michigan Health, based in Ann Arbor, has joined a number of large hospitals and health systems by charging patients for certain messages received through online patient portals, Detroit Free Presss reported Nov. 21. 

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Mumbai-based Tata Consultancy Services' petition to file an appeal of a verdict handed down by the District Court of Wisconsin relating to a trade secrets dispute with Epic, Business Standard reported Nov. 21.

As software prices climb, a new EHR can be quite costly. In 2023, Becker's reported on health systems in West Virginia and Florida spending more than $50 million on a new EHR.

Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, based in Fairlea, W.Va., went live with a Oracle Cerner EHR system on Nov. 1. 

Some workers at Verona, Wis.-based EHR giant Epic are pushing against the company's work-from-home policy as the state braces for winter, Madison Tone reported Nov. 20.

Like many other tech companies this year, EHR vendors have not been immune from mass layoffs. Oracle, NextGen and AthenaHealth all laid off workers this year.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' Oracle Cerner EHR hasn't had a complete outage in more than six months but has to make improvements before officials are fully comfortable rolling it out, Federal News Network reported.

Williamston, N.C.-based Martin General Hospital's bankruptcy case has drawn the attention of Attorney General Josh Stein's office due to medical records, NewsBreak reported Nov. 19. 

EHR vendor NextGen Healthcare is laying off 84 St. Louis area workers after the company was acquired by private equity firm Thoma Bravo, St. Louis Business Journal reported Nov. 17

Software and EHR giant Oracle will hold its healthcare summit in Nashville on Feb. 13, as the company looks to expand its presence in the city, Nashville Business Journal reported Nov. 16.

The Department of Veterans Affairs CIO Kurt DelBene said in a hearing that the agency still thinks "there's a way to go" with the Oracle installation process, FedScoop reported Nov. 15.

Grantsburg, Wis.-based Burnett Medical Center converted its EHR system to Epic on Nov. 12.

Hospital executives told Becker's that the key to a successful and affordable EHR implementation is creating a thorough plan, utilizing all your resources and looking to the future. 

Five community and critical access hospitals have selected Oracle Health's CommunityWorks as their new EHR system. 

Walnut Creek, Calif.-based John Muir Health is partnering with Ambience Healthcare, a healthcare artificial intelligence company, to integrate its generative AI scribe within its Epic EHR.

Health systems in California and New York are hiring for Epic-related roles that could pay more than $100,000 per year.

EHRs have vast capabilities, and most health systems aren't optimizing their investment simply because they haven't realized the full potential of the technology.

A group of clinicians, informaticists and AI specialists at Renton, Wash.-based Providence collaborated to create ProvARIA to organize inbox messages based on content and urgency.