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VA postpones further Oracle Cerner EHR deployments until June 2023
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is delaying any further implementation of its problem-plagued Oracle Cerner EHR until June 2023, the agency said Oct. 13. -
Cerner parent Oracle lays off more than 200 employees
Oracle, the parent company of EHR vendor Cerner, has laid off 201 employees, according to a state filing in California. -
UK hospitals hit with Oracle Cerner EHR outage
Hospitals in the United Kingdom are recovering from an outage that took its Oracle Cerner electronic health records systems offline, The Register reported Oct. 12. -
What 3 health systems are paying for EHR installs, upgrades
Here is how much three health systems are expected to pay for the cost of purchasing, installing and upgrading a new or current electronic health record system: -
Wyoming health system switches from Meditech to Epic in $8M EHR migration
Gillette, Wyo.-based Campbell County Health is switching EHRs from Meditech to Epic in a move that will cost $8 million, according to a news release shared with Becker's. -
Nebraska prison's failure to set up EHR system contributed to inmate's death, state report says
A Nebraska Officer of Inspector General of Corrections report into the death of Niccole Wetherell, an inmate at the Nebraska Correctional Center for Women, showed that the lack of an EHR system in the facility violated a state statute and contributed to Ms. Wetherell's death. -
Epic partners with biotech company, adds predictive analytics to marketplace
Epic has partnered with a commercial stage biotechnology company, and has added a predictive analytics company to its marketplace. -
Loma Linda University Medical Center digitizes trauma screenings through Epic EHR
Loma Linda (Calif.) University Medical Center digitally screens for childhood adversity in its Epic EHR, leading to increases in both screenings and revenue, according to an Oct. 10 report from the EHR vendor. -
3 recent MHS Genesis updates
The United States military has a massive EHR system to organize and track service members' personal health information. -
How Memorial Healthcare System uses social determinants of health to 'customize' patient treatments
Jennifer Goldman, DO, chief of primary care of Hollywood, Fla.-based Memorial Healthcare System, worked with internal and external IT experts to have social determinants of health not only included in its Epic EHR system, but made it a prominent feature of clinical teams, case managers and others so it wouldn't be overlooked. -
3 health systems choosing Oracle Cerner EHRs
Below are three health systems that have implemented or announced plans to implement an EHR system or upgrade from Oracle Cerner: -
Leidos integrates RCM technology into military EHR system
Technology company Leidos integrated its revenue cycle management technology into the Department of Defense’s MHS Genesis EHR system. -
New Hampshire hospital goes live with Oracle Cerner EHR system
Littleton (N.H.) Regional Healthcare went live with Oracle Cerner's Community Works EHR system on Oct. 3. -
Nebraska hospital transitioning to Meditech EHR
Box Butte General Hospital in Alliance, Neb., recently completed a Meditech mock live drill as it transitions to the EHR vendor. -
Louisiana medical assistant pleads guilty to using EHR to obtain controlled substances
A former medical assistant at Mansfield, La.-based Desoto Regional Health System has pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining substances from the health system, The Shreveport Times reported Oct. 7. -
VA's Oracle Cerner pharmacy module hit with outage
The Department of Veterans Affairs' Oracle Cerner EHR pharmacy services experienced an outage on Oct. 6, FedScoop reported Oct. 7. -
Aspen Valley Hospital goes live with $16M Epic system
Aspen (Colo.) Valley Hospital went live with its $16 million Epic EHR installation on Oct. 1, according to Oct. 10 reporting in Aspen Daily News. -
4 health systems switching from Oracle Cerner to Epic EHRs
Below are four health systems that have switch to or announced plans to switch from an Oracle Cerner EHR system to an Epic EHR system: -
Meditech creates two new workspaces for third-party developers
Meditech has expanded its Greenfield workspace to include two new collaborative environments that help third-party developers and customers test innovations within their EHRs. -
Epic overhauls sepsis algorithm
Epic has made changes to its sepsis prediction model in a bid to improve its accuracy and make its alerts more meaningful to clinicians.
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