EHRs

The VA inspector general released three reports March 17 highlighting serious safety concerns about the system's new EHR system, scheduled to be rolled out next week, The Washington Post reported March 17. 

Three RevSpring systems are being integrated into Cerner platforms, the healthcare payment technology company said March 16. 

Below are five organizations that announced plans to implement an EHR or deployed a new EHR since Jan. 26.

Emporia, Kan.-based Newman Regional Health will extend its Meditech EHR system to a nearby critical access hospital.

Oracle announced its agreement to acquire Cerner in December, but the deal has yet to officially close due to pending shareholder and regulatory approval.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has selected Laurel Bridge Software to support its transition to the Cerner EHR, the imaging software company said March 15.

Cerner is integrating Nuance's Dragon Ambient eXperience into its Millennium EHR, the companies announced March 16 at the HIMSS Global Health Conference and Exhibition.

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare on March 14 became the first organization in the world to achieve triple stage 7 under the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's new requirements.

The National Institutes of Health is developing a data-sharing tool to make maternal health data more accessible, NextGov reported March 14. 

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho-based Kootenai Health has implemented Epic's electronic health record system after 12 months of technical configuration.