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Iowa health system goes live with Meditech EHR
Floyd County Medical Center went live with the Meditech Expanse EHR system on Nov. 1. -
EHR misconduct led to 70,000 clinicians using suboptimal products, report finds
Since 2009, six EHR vendors have reached settlements totaling $379.8 million over allegations of kickbacks and misrepresenting product functionality, according to research published Nov. 11 in JAMA Health Forum. During the period of complaints, the researchers found that 76,831 clinicians continued to use the products. -
Having one EHR vendor is best for patient care, study finds
Using a single EHR vendor is optimal for patient care, a study by researchers at the University of Notre Dame and University of South Carolina found. -
UConn Health rolls out Epic's MyChart Beside
UConn Health is rolling out Epic's MyChart Beside tool in hospital rooms in order to provide patients full access to their health information during their stay. -
HCA hospitals report Meditech downtime
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare's Meditech EHR system went down, causing nationwide outages, ABC13 reported Nov. 9. -
ModMed awarded patent for EHR
Health technology company ModMed has been awarded a patent by the U.S. government to protect the functionality of its EHR system. -
Pennsylvania hospital selects Meditech Expanse for EHR
Warren (Pa.) General Hospital has selected Meditech Expanse to replace the hospital's legacy Meditech EHR system and the various platforms used at outpatient clinics. -
Veradigm EHR receives updated ONC certification
Veradigm, a healthcare technology company and a business unit of Allscripts, has earned the 2015 "Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Health IT Update Certification" for its EHR. -
Oracle's moves to pay off Cerner purchase loan not scaring off investors
Since Oracle agreed to buy Cerner in an acquisition worth $28.4 billion, it has made two moves to try to pay it off — selling bonds and increasing its term loan by $1.3 billion. -
Two Michigan health systems to share Epic EHR
Mackinac Straits Health System and MidMichigan Health have signed an agreement to share an Epic EHR system. -
North Carolina hospital chooses Oracle Cerner for EHR
Elkin, N.C.-based Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital has selected Oracle Cerner for its EHR system, The Elkin Tribune reported Nov. 9. -
CareCloud's EHR receives ONC certification
CareCloud, a health IT company, has received certification for its VertexDR and TalkEHR tools from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. -
EClinicalWorks cloud EHR reduces cost for Pennsylvania health center by 50%
Switching to EClinicalWorks, an ambulatory cloud EHR company, has cut the five-year expected cloud costs for Hyndman (Pa.) Area Health Center by 50 percent. -
Kansas health center goes live with Epic
Emporia, Kan.-based CareArc has gone live with an Epic EHR system. -
HCA Healthcare chooses Meditech Expanse for EHR
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has chosen Meditech as its preferred EHR provider. -
4 health systems upgrading EHR systems
Health systems looking to reduce administrative burden and improve patient care are opting to upgrade and install new EHR systems. Here are four EHR upgrades Becker's has reported on since Oct. 20: -
Oracle sells $7B in debt to fund Cerner deal; Fitch downgrades credit rating
Oracle has sold $7 billion in debt to fund its purchase of Cerner, Bloomberg reported Nov. 7, after which Fitch Ratings downgraded the company's credit rating. -
Health systems getting big grants for EHR installs, upgrades
Small, rural and safety-net hospitals across the U.S. are receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal funding and community grants to purchase, upgrade and install EHRs. -
Connecticut woman who created fake electronic COVID-19 vaccine records sentenced
Zaya Powell has been sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine and perform 200 hours of community service because of her role in creating fraudulent COVID-19 records for 14 people. -
Eon joins Epic app market
Health data science company Eon has joined the Epic App Market, a marketplace of software add-ons for healthcare organizations that use Epic.
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