EHRs
It’s an exciting time in healthcare as artificial intelligence has moved from concept to capability, offering new ways to reduce…
Epic President and CEO Judy Faulkner used her Aug. 18 UGM executive address to unveil a wave of Cosmos-powered AI tools, new smaller-organization product tiers, rural health expansions and a cybersecurity update disclosing the company’s use of Anthropic’s most restricted…
ONC is requesting public comment on a new three-year data collection tied to the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement. The agency wants generic clearance to gather routine customer feedback on service delivery and program performance tied to TEFCA, according…
Epic launched real-time prior authorization checks for clinicians at four health systems, using a new industry-standard application programming interface called Coverage Requirements Discovery. Ochsner Health in New Orleans, Froedtert ThedaCare Health in Menomonee Falls, Wis., Denver Health and Summit Health…
EHR vendors have seen a wave of significant leadership changes in recent years, most recently a string of executive departures at Epic. Health system CIOs say none of it is likely to change how they run their organizations day to…
The Federal Trade Commission has opened an antitrust investigation into Epic, according to an Aug. 14 Reuters report citing two unnamed sources familiar with the matter. Per Reuters’ sources, the FTC has sent investigative demands to other companies in the…
U.S. Rep. Michael Baumgartner, R-Wash., has sent a letter to VA Secretary Doug Collins asking why the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has not implemented several Office of Inspector General recommendations on its EHR modernization program. The open recommendations, issued…
Forty-three million Americans live in rural areas with primary care shortages. For the hospitals and health systems serving them, workforce instability is one of the top strategic challenges. Physician and clinician shortfalls, burnout and thin talent pipelines limit access and…
Epic released Care Everywhere Diagnostic Image Exchange, letting health systems on its EHR directly share full diagnostic-quality CT, X-ray and MRI images with each other. The release targets a persistent interoperability gap: diagnostic-quality images live in imaging archiving systems outside…
Epic will host more than 20,000 attendees in person for its 2026 Users Group Meeting (UGM) in Verona, Wis., with the General Session drawing over 60,000 total viewers on Tuesday, Aug. 18. The conference will feature nearly 500 presentations and…
Hospitals in 12 states, from Delaware to Wisconsin, are going live on Epic’s EHR platform in 2026, as the company continues to expand its already dominant share of the hospital EHR market. Epic grew its share of the acute care…