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How hospitals can better collect social determinants data in EHRs
More than 7 in 10 healthcare organizations use EHRs to collect information on social determinants of health, but more standardization is needed to fully realize the potential of this data collection, according to a February report from the American Health Information Management Association. -
Why Trinity invested big in an Epic-powered platform
Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health made a huge investment in a platform dubbed TogetherCare, powered by Epic, and for good reason. -
VA delays Oracle Cerner EHR rollout at Michigan facility
The Department of Veterans Affairs is delaying the Oracle Cerner EHR rollout at the VA Ann Arbor (Mich.) Healthcare System until late 2023 or early 2024, FedScoop reported Feb. 16. -
Harris Health System extends Epic EHR to 10,000 inmates at Houston jail
Bellaire, Texas-based Harris Health System has extended its Epic EHR to the roughly 10,000 inmates in Houston's Harris County Jail. -
New partnerships for Epic, Oracle Cerner, Meditech
Electronic health record vendors Epic, Oracle Cerner and Meditech are partnering with startups and various healthcare companies to upgrade their offerings for hospitals and health systems. -
11 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 11 hospitals and health systems that have posted job listings seeking EHR and IT expertise in the last month. -
Oracle Cerner's $250M EHR deal with Kuwait cleared by State Department
EHR giant Oracle Cerner is continuing its expansion into the Middle East, as the U.S. State Department cleared a $250 million sale of health IT services to Kuwait's Military Medical Command, GovConWire reported Feb. 15. -
Missouri hospital to transition from Cerner to Epic
St. Joseph, Mo.-based Mosaic Life Care is transitioning from a Cerner EHR system to an Epic system, KQTV reported Feb. 14. -
UnityPoint Health to begin charging patients for questions sent through portal
Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health will begin charging patients for some messages sent through its MyUnityPoint messaging system, WKOW reported Feb. 14. -
Oracle Cerner, Accenture partner on VA EHR training
Oracle Cerner has signed a contract with technology consulting company Accenture to provide additional training to Department of Veterans Affairs clinicians on the Cerner EHR, FedScoop reported Feb. 14. -
A leap toward universal interoperability: Epic gets approval to join TEFCA
Epic Systems has been approved for onboarding to join the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement, a new health information exchange framework. -
32 community hospitals opt for Oracle Cerner
Oracle Cerner said 32 community, critical access and specialty hospitals selected the Oracle Cerner CommunityWorks EHR system in 2022. -
Oracle exec says terminating VA Cerner EHR rollout 'makes no sense'
Ken Glueck, executive vice president of Oracle, urged Congress to continue to support the Cerner EHR rollout at the Department of Veterans Affairs after legislators proposed two bills aimed at scrapping the entire project. -
CalvertHealth moves to Amazon Web Services to back up Meditech EHR
Prince Frederick, Md.-based CalvertHealth has moved to Amazon Web Services for its backup EHR, cutting its recovery time to between two and four hours, HealthTech Magazine reported. -
Houston health system snags grant to upgrade Epic EHR
Legacy Community Health, a Houston-based network of 41 clinics, received $1 million in federal funds to upgrade its Epic EHR system, the Houston Chronicle reported Feb. 10. -
Head of VA Oracle Cerner implementation to depart
Terry Adirim, MD, the executive director of the Department of Veterans Affairs EHR modernization program responsible for the Oracle Cerner implementation, will step down in the coming days, Fedscoop reported Feb. 10. -
St. Luke's reducing discharge delays after implementing EHR tool
Bethlehem, Pa.-based St. Luke's University Health Network is seeing an improvement in patient discharge after implementing Parachute Health's platform into its EHR system. -
Beirut medical center first institution outside US to join Epic's Cosmos
American University of Beirut Medical Center has become the first institution outside the U.S. to join EHR vendor Epic's Cosmos network, according to a Lebanese government news release. -
Epic to connect hospitals with outside labs, diagnostic firms through EHR
EHR vendor Epic is expanding its lab capabilities to allow hospitals to more easily communicate with outside labs and diagnostic companies, 360Dx reported. -
CMIOs: Nearly 2 years in, 'open notes' increased transparency, caused some distress
Despite some initial reluctance, physicians have largely gotten used to a federal rule requiring them to share notes electronically with patients, several chief medical information officers told Becker's.
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