EHRs
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Judy Faulkner, founder and CEO of Verona, Wis.-based Epic Systems, saw her net worth increase by 167 percent from March 2020 through August 2021, the Wisconsin Examiner reported Aug. 27.
From new hospital go-lives to mandating the COVID-19 vaccine for its U.S. workers, here are 11 updates on Epic's operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker's Hospital Review in August.
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Allscripts has sold off precision medicine platform 2bPrecise to AccessDX Holdings for an undisclosed amount.
Molecular information company Foundation Medicine is teaming up with Epic to add genomic profiling and other testing services to Epic's EHR systems, the companies said Aug. 26.
Mayo Clinic announced a two-year collaboration with Google sister company Verily in which the Rochester, Minn.-based health system will share its health informatics and de-identified EHR data to develop a clinical decision support tool, the organizations said Aug. 26.
EHR software company Kipu welcomed Anita Pramoda, former CFO of Epic, to its board of directors, the company said Aug. 25.
The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association outlined its approach to new interoperability guidelines as pursuant to "a more customized, timely, and personalized digital experience," according to Lachlan Tidmarsh, senior vice president and CIO.
Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health used its EHR to pinpoint vulnerable patients who would be better suited to outreach initiatives over the phone, according to an Aug. 19 study published in JAMA Oncology.
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.