EHRs

A handoff tool designed to make it easier for patients to transition from one provider to another has been integrated into all the major EHRs, such as Epic, Oracle Cerner and Allscripts.

One of the largest dental service organizations in the U.S. partnered with Epic to install EHR across almost 900 dental practices in its network.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has had 498 disruptions to its EHR since Oracle Cerner began installing the new system in the fall of 2020, FedScoop reported recently.

Here is how much four health systems are expected to pay for the cost of purchasing and installing a new electronic health record system:

The seamless sharing of patient data has long been a goal of many in healthcare. Just ask Peter Winkelstein, MD.

Biotechnology company Parker Health is partnering with the electronic prescription records network FDB Vela.

Alya Sulaiman, corporate counsel and director of health policy and regulatory affairs for Epic Systems, left the company to join healthcare law firm McDermott Will & Emery. 

Cerner pays senior software engineers $76,000 to $122,000 per year based on experience and other factors, according to Payscale.com.

Epic pays software developers $77,000 to $140,000 per year based on experience and other factors, according to Payscale.com.

Warren (Pa.) General Hospital is looking to install Meditech's EHR system, which is expected to cost $2.3 million, Times Observer reported Aug. 17.