University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center will begin charging patients for some messages sent through MyChart starting July 17, the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reported July 11.
EHRs / Interoperability
Kaid Health's natural language processing model was successful in identifying prolonged opioid usage three months after orthopedic surgery, according to a study published July 6 in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine.
Here are the hospitals and health systems that have implemented new EHR systems or announced plans to do so since June 12:
Epic has a two-hour meeting with its 13,000 employees from across the globe on the third Monday of each month, founder and CEO Judy Faulkner wrote July 10.
So far in 2023, hospitals in Massachusetts and West Virginia have spent more than $50 million on new EHRs.
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Even though clinicians are penning longer notes, they spend 11 percent less time writing them, Epic Research found.
Vandalia Health, based in Charleston, W.Va., has extended its EHR contract with Oracle Cerner, signing a 10-year agreement.
Epic is planning a sixth campus for its Wisconsin headquarters, Wisconsin State Journal reported July 7.
On July 6, Rochester, N.Y.-based UR Medicine said it plans to merge with Geneva, N.Y.-based Finger Lakes Health on Aug. 1, which will require Finger Lakes to move onto new EHR systems, RochesterBeacon reported.
A growing number of health systems are starting to charge patients for asking for their physicians' advice through online patient portals, such as MyChart. Here are some hospitals and health systems partaking in the trend: