EHRs

Four of the top vendors hospitals use to participate in the Medicare EHR incentive program are Allscripts, Cerner, Epic and Meditech, according to ONC data.

In July of 2020, San Antonio-based University Health completed its $170 million Epic EHR implementation, moving the health system and UH clinics to Epic's cloud-based EHR. As COVID-19 cases were surging and infection control precautions were in full effect, UH…

Below are 11 organizations that announced plans to implement an Epic EHR or deployed an Epic EHR so far in 2021, as covered by Becker's Hospital Review.

The Department of Veterans Affairs said in July that it was pausing its EHR rollout with Cerner for the rest of the year while it reevaluates the cost of the launch, its training program and more. 

While clinicians have often expressed frustration over the way they have to interact with EHRs, Google is working on technology for streamlining functions like data searches and predictive text search, according to Google artificial intelligence head Jeff Dean, PhD. 

Cerner outlined the compensation package its board is giving to incoming President and CEO David Feinberg, MD, which adds up to $34.5 million during his first 15 months in the role, according to an Aug. 19 SEC filing. 

From its recent appointment of David Feinberg, MD, as CEO to the departure of executives, Cerner's leadership team has undergone several key changes this year. 

Cerner named David Feinberg, MD, its president and CEO, effective Oct. 1, the Kansas City, Mo.-based EHR vendor announced Aug. 19. 

Semafone, a data security platform for patient payment processing, joined Epic's App Orchard online marketplace Aug. 19. 

A collaborative effort between Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health Plan and technology solutions company Cognizant has led the insurer to be one of the first to comply with CMS' new interoperability mandate.