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Oracle Cerner to lay off some employees, bring others back to office
Oracle Cerner plans to lay off some employees and bring others back to the office full time, the Kansas City Business Journal reported. -
Northwell picks Epic in EHR switch
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health is moving from Allscripts to Epic Systems. -
Ochsner Health integrates pharmacogenomics into its EHR system
New Orleans-based Ochsner Health has integrated safety stops into its electronic medical records system and became one of the first health systems to standardize genomic testing. -
VA looking to renegotiate its $10B contract with Oracle Cerner
The Department of Veterans Affairs is trying to negotiate a five-year option period for its $10 billion contract with Oracle Cerner as the EHR modernization program has been troubled since its rollout in 2020, FCW reported March 16. -
The letter grades EHR vendors get for interoperability
Interoperability has long been a goal of many in the healthcare industry, with EHR vendors playing a big role in how well providers can share and receive patient data. -
Oracle can grow in healthcare — if 'no competition shows up,' analysis says
In reporting quarterly revenues that missed analysts' expectations, Larry Ellison, founder and chief technology officer of Oracle, touted the software giant's push into healthcare — a strategy that doesn't come without risks, according to a March 17 analysis from tech news site The Register. -
Ohio medical center to transition to new EHR system
Wright-Patterson (Ohio) Medical Center will transition to the MHS Genesis EHR system on June 3. -
VA says 4 deaths linked to its Oracle Cerner EHR system
The Department of Veterans Affairs confirmed that the Oracle Cerner EHR system caused six incidents of "catastrophic harm" to veterans, and four of those incidents led to the death of patients, The Spokesman-Review reported March 15. -
'Most powerful woman in healthcare': Judy Faulkner named 1 of 5 inspirational women in business
Noting that she's been dubbed the "most powerful woman in healthcare," marketing agency C2 Communications named Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner one of its five inspirational women in business. -
New York hospital integrates new physician assignment tool with Epic EHR
Rochester, N.Y.-based UR Medicine Highland Hospital is integrating Medaptus' physician assignment software Assign into its Epic EHR system. -
3 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. -
VA identifies 4 patient safety issues with Oracle Cerner EHR
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has identified four major patient safety issues with the problematic Oracle Cerner EHR implementation. -
VA taking a different approach to implementing Oracle Cerner EHR system
The Department of Veterans Affairs is restructuring its protocol for upcoming Oracle Cerner EHR go-lives by developing a dashboard that determines whether a particular site is ready to migrate to the new system, according to a March 10 report from the VA. -
Epic, Corewell IT execs to testify before Congress on healthcare cybersecurity
An IT security leader from EHR vendor Epic and a current and former hospital chief information security officer plan to testify before Congress this week as the federal government looks to get a handle on healthcare cybersecurity. -
Lawmaker: Oracle Cerner should pay VA back over 'absolute disservice'
A Republican House leader not only hopes to end the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs EHR contract with Oracle Cerner but wants the vendor to pay the government back, FedScoop reported. -
Larry Ellison: Oracle's AI reduces hospital readmissions; ChatGPT 'can write my high school essay'
Larry Ellison, chair and chief technology officer of Oracle, said the software company's artificial intelligence applications are more valuable to society than ChatGPT because of their ability to improve healthcare. -
What EHR vendor the highest-rated hospitals, health systems are using
Epic Systems, the EHR vendor that controls nearly a third of the U.S. hospital market share, is one of the most used vendors among the highest rated health systems in the U.S. -
Myth dispelled: Physicians can openly discuss EHR issues, AMA says
Physicians can openly discuss EHR issues involving the usability of the technology, the American Medical Association said. -
Cerner contributes $1.5B to Oracle's Q3 revenue
EHR vendor Cerner contributed $1.5 billion to software giant Oracle's $12.4 billion in third-quarter revenue; analysts at FactSet had expected $12.43 billion in revenue. -
Arizona hospital uses Meditech tool to fight hepatitis C outbreak
Kingman (Ariz.) Regional Medical Center is using Meditech to create patient registries for monitoring patients in a hepatitis C treatment program.
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