EHRs

Meditech teamed up with artificial intelligence developer Nuance to launch a voice assistant for clinicians using its Expanse EHR system, according to a Sept. 9 news release.

The widow of a former lung cancer patient at HealthAlliance Hospital is suing the Kingston, N.Y.-based hospital and its EHR vendor, Ciox Health, for allegedly withholding her deceased husband's medical records, according to the Times Herald-Record. 

The Department of Veterans Affairs is rebooting its $16 billion Cerner EHR go-live and will follow a revised implementation schedule this fall, according to a Sept. 3 FCW report.

Epic Systems' Cosmos and Insights data initiatives have contributed to multiple public health research efforts over the past few years, and that has accelerated during the pandemic.

Walton, N.Y.-based UHS Delaware Valley Hospital plans to install Epic EHR on Sept. 12, according to a CNY News report.

Nordic, an EHR consulting company for systems including Epic, Cerner and Meditech, announced Sept. 1 it will lay off 72 out of its more than 1,000 U.S.-based employees in response to financial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Oklahoma State University Center for Health Systems Innovation is using thousands of de-identified patient records from Cerner to develop predictive models of potential COVID-19 mortality risk, according to local Fox affiliate KOKH.

Waystar announced Sept. 3 a new partnership with patient engagement and payment platform Cedar to offer patients pre-visit price estimates and payment options. 

The U.S. Coast Guard began deploying the Department of Defense's new Cerner EHR system Aug. 29 at four medical facility pilot sites in California. 

Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner participated in Cleveland Clinic's Ideas for Tomorrow virtual speaker series on Sept. 2.