The Vincennes, Ind.-based Good Samaritan Board of Governors voted to expand Epic EHR to the Samaritan Center, which contains the hospital's outpatient services, on June 25.

The American Academy of Family Physicians is seeking up to 100 physicians to participate in stage 2 of its Innovation Lab pilot program aimed at reducing EHR documentation burdens, according to a June 25 news release. 

La Jolla, Calif.-based Scripps Research Translational Institute is the newest member of the National Institutes of Health's $25 million research initiative that uses data from thousands of COVID-19 patient medical records for disease research. 

Health tech company Philips issued a notification of a low-severity vulnerability for specific versions of its ultrasound software applications on June 24.

Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health recently rolled out a new video series campaign entitled "Behind the Mask" to show patients how clinical staff is working to keep them safe during the pandemic.

The University of Texas is launching a collaborative cancer data initiative to combine oncology expertise with leading computational modeling strategies, the health system announced June 24.

About 42 percent of tech workers at organizations across the globe are concerned about job security due to the COVID-19 pandemic's economic effects, according to The Wall Street Journal.

A clinician's time has never been more valuable than now, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Freeing up time for physicians by reducing the administrative burden on them is necessary to drive certain goals, such as decreasing physician burnout and improving both the patient and provider experience. Physicians have more time when Conversational artificial intelligence (AI) and ambient intelligence can be embedded directly in clinician workflows.

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare deployed Smiths Medical's wireless infusion pump programming across its EHR systems at nine HCA Capital Hospitals, according to a June 24 news release.

Epic, Cerner, Allscripts and Meditech have the largest market share of EHRs at hospitals across the nation.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic in July will begin offering select patients the opportunity to enroll in its new at-home care model, which provides hospital patients virtual and in-person care from home.

Hospital and health system marketing executives nationwide are taking on the tough task of assuring patients it is safe and necessary to maintain their physical health and return to healthcare facilities — even amid a pandemic.

The effectiveness of hospital and health system marketing campaigns relies on a balance between communicating via multiple digital channels and crafting messages that inspire and engage with various populations.

The pandemic has shifted priorities for many hospitals and health systems as they aim to combat virus spread and enable more telehealth and remote work.

Advances in artificial intelligence are helping pave the way for intelligent health systems, which focus on using AI and data to establish care and operational strategies, according to Tom Lawry, national director for AI, health and life sciences at Microsoft. 

The Defense Health Agency signed a one-year contract with Leidos to provide EHR and other services, according to FedHealthIT.

Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield partnered with six hospitals and health systems on a multimedia ad campaign encouraging patients to return to the hospital, according to the Arkansas Democrat Gazette.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic launched a new innovation initiative to support entrepreneurs in the healthcare space.

Here are six hospitals and health systems that recently completed virtual EHR go-lives with remote support due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Since striking a partnership with Cerner in 2018 the Department of Veterans Affairs' $16 billion EHR implementation has encountered various delays, but project leaders anticipate the final go-live in about 10 years, according to Federal News Network.