While the total of breached patient records so far in 2025 pales in comparison to the previous two years, the “number is still far too high and should not be tolerated as the norm,” American Hospital Association leaders wrote. Here…
EHRs / Interoperability
From teaming up with the Trump administration to partnering with the Social Security Administration, here is a look at where EHR giant Epic is extending its partnerships in 2025, as reported by Becker’s: Editor’s note: This article was updated Jan.…
Epic doesn’t negotiate prices for its EHR software, surprising — and delighting — some health system clients. The company used to let healthcare organizations haggle over price but stopped the practice in the early 1980s after many clients didn’t, founder…
Here are the hospitals, healthcare organizations, and health systems that have announced plans to transition to, or have already implemented, the Oracle Health EHR system in 2025, as reported by Becker’s. Editor’s note: This article was updated Dec. 18 and…
Eighteen healthcare organizations using Epic’s software are now connected to a federally backed health information network. The organizations began participating in the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement in September, an Epic spokesperson told Becker’s. TEFCA is a government-led initiative…
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South Bend, Ind.-based Beacon Health System plans to implement a new EHR system at Ascension Southwest Michigan facilities following its acquisition of the organization in July, MLive reported Oct. 9. According to the publication, Beacon plans to build a new…
Oracle Health has launched its new Connection Hub, a tool designed to help U.S. healthcare providers manage and share patient data through a single console. The platform aims to simplify interoperability between hospitals, payers and government agencies while providing a…
In a rare show of collaboration among market competitors, health systems across Louisiana have joined forces to launch MyChart Central, a new Epic feature that allows patients to securely access their medical records through a single, unified login — no…
Healthcare organizations across Louisiana have launched MyChart Central statewide, a new Epic feature that gives patients a single, secure way to access their medical records. Epic announced the statewide launch Oct. 9. Here are five things to know:
The Department of Veterans Affairs will expand its Oracle Health EHR system to nine additional medical centers and their associated clinics in 2026. The new sites are in Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and Alaska. They include Cincinnati VAMC-Fort Thomas, Chillicothe VAMC,…