EHRs

Too many healthcare organizations have support teams focused on break-fix, ongoing maintenance and other keeping the lights on work at the expense of making progress on strategic projects. Continuous IT operations, predictable costs, and specialized expertise that support agility and…

It’s an exciting time in healthcare as artificial intelligence has moved from concept to capability, offering new ways to reduce operational strain while strengthening care delivery. At MEDITECH, we take a deliberate, practical approach to AI and focus on areas…

A. Neil Pappalardo, founder and chair of EHR company Meditech and a pioneer of the modern EHR industry, has died. He was 83. Mr. Pappalardo died Jan. 27, according to a Jan. 30 news release from Meditech. He founded the…

Philadelphia-based Temple Health is using its Epic EHR system to electronically send medical records to the Social Security Administration, eliminating paper-based steps and expediting Social Security Disability Insurance applications. Applying for Social Security Disability Insurance requires submitting medical records to…

Cascade (Idaho) Medical Center, a critical access hospital, has implemented an Epic EHR system through OCHIN. The hospital went live with the new EHR system in the final quarter of 2025, according to a Jan. 27 news release from OCHIN.…

Nearly two-thirds of U.S. hospitals using Epic’s EHR had adopted ambient artificial intelligence tools for clinical documentation as of June 2025, according to a Jan. 27 study published in The American Journal of Managed Care. Researchers analyzed a national sample…

Oracle Health has been accelerating its AI integration while expanding its EHR technology at multiple health systems. For instance, Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems is consolidating its acute-care EHR with Oracle Health. “This next step will further strengthen our digital…

Health Gorilla is pushing back against a lawsuit filed by Epic and several healthcare providers, calling the allegations baseless and saying it is prepared to vigorously defend itself. Epic, OCHIN, Reid Health (Richmond, Ind.), Trinity Health (Livonia, Mich.) and UMass…

Across health systems, chief medical information officers say physician frustration is not driven by a single broken workflow, but by the compounding effect of documentation burden, chart review overload, inbox volume, payer friction and fragmented digital tools that pull clinicians…

Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health has expanded access to an EMR dashboard that supports geriatric care across its acute and ambulatory care practices. Developed by the Division of Geriatric Medicine at Hackensack University Medical Center in collaboration with the system’s…