EHRs
It’s an exciting time in healthcare as artificial intelligence has moved from concept to capability, offering new ways to reduce…
NYU Langone Hospitals received a grand jury subpoena from the U.S. attorney’s office in the Northern District of Texas seeking information related to patients younger than 18 who received gender-affirming care between 2020 and 2026. The subpoena, which New York…
Cleveland-based University Hospitals has integrated Fullscript into its EHR, allowing physicians to recommend supplements and vitamins directly to patients through Epic. The integration gives providers greater visibility into patients’ supplement use and allows patients to access clinician-recommended products through the…
Pikeville (Ky.) Medical Center has launched MyChart Bedside, a digital platform designed to help hospitalized patients access real-time information about their care during inpatient stays. The platform enables patients to view daily schedules, medications, upcoming tests and educational materials tailored…
The University of Texas at Austin has rolled out Epic at its ambulatory practice. The organization switched to the EHR at its outpatient clinic April 6 so Epic will be ready to go live on Day 1 at its new…
Rob Allen doesn’t pretend the pace of change is easy. As president and CEO of Intermountain Health — a six-state system headquartered in Salt Lake City with 34 hospitals, more than 400 clinics, and an insurance arm covering more than…
Atrium Health, part of Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health, said a data security incident involving EHR vendor Oracle Health may have exposed patient information tied to legacy systems used before the organization transitioned to other EHR platforms. The incident affected certain…
Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner is enlisting the help of health system executives to ensure the company she started in a basement in the late 1970s never gets sold. As part of her succession plan, the 82-year-old has dedicated…
Bethlehem, Pa.-based St. Luke’s University Health Network has greatly expanded the use and capabilities of Epic since launching the EHR 10 years ago. Here are four things to know about St. Luke’s Epic journey, according to a May 5 blog…
Healthcare providers and EHR vendors have joined a CMS pledge to streamline the prior authorization process. The agency previously brought the nation’s largest payers together to address the issue, cutting more than 6 million prior authorizations and readying for the…
A Wisconsin judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Epic that challenged the EHR vendor’s noncompete agreements. Life sciences tech firm Veeva Systems sued Epic in January, claiming the EHR company’s employment clauses — such as not working for competitors for…