EHRs
It’s an exciting time in healthcare as artificial intelligence has moved from concept to capability, offering new ways to reduce…
Healthcare organizations that place a strong emphasis on cost reduction may see higher levels of clinician burnout, according to an April 20 report from KLAS Research. The report, “CMIO & CNIO Perspectives on the Clinician Experience 2026,” is based on…
Oracle Health has been designated a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services aligned network and introduced a digital check-in solution to reduce paperwork and improve data sharing. The new check-in tool integrates CLEAR1, a digital identity platform, allowing patients to…
Schneck Medical Center in Seymour, Ind., has gone live with a Meditech Expanse EHR system. Four things to know: 1. The system replaces a legacy Meditech platform in place since 1998, according to an April 15 Meditech news release. The…
Monument Health uses more than a dozen generative artificial intelligence applications within its Epic EHR system. The Rapid City, S.D.-based health system said clinicians are already using these tools, with adoption rates exceeding the national average among health systems using…
Reid Health is now live with Emmie, Epic’s AI virtual assistant for patients, making the Richmond, Ind.-based health system the second hospital to implement the technology. Muhammad Siddiqui, CIO at Reid Health, said the decision was driven by a shift…
Milford (Mass.) Regional went live with UMass Memorial Health’s Epic EHR system April 1. Milford Regional joined UMass Memorial Health in 2024. A spokesperson for UMass Memorial Health told Becker’s the Epic go-live was “one of many significant integration milestones…
CMS plans to host a virtual event for healthcare interoperability executives this summer. The seventh-annual CMS & Health Level Seven International Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources Connectathon takes place July 14-16. The gathering will comprise “healthcare interoperability leaders, implementers and innovators…
Epic has launched a new initiative to track health conditions at the county level and issue alerts when unusual trends emerge. The feature, called Health Alerts, uses statistical models applied to real-world medical records to identify when rates of specific…
Health systems using Epic are the first in the U.S. to begin sharing patient records with the Social Security Administration through a new federal interoperability framework. The connection is enabled through the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement, or TEFCA,…
UF Health in Gainesville, Fla., has gone live with a modernization of its Epic EHR system, a move executives say will help standardize workflows, reduce variation and improve care delivery across the system. Stephen Motew, MD, president and CEO of…