EHRs

Epic will require most employees to return from remote work to its Verona, Wis., campus in September even as many other companies, including Cerner, are planning for a prolonged or permanent remote work arrangement.

The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded Cerner's government services business a potential $93.6 million delivery order to help deploy the third wave of its EHR rollout at more VA medical centers, according to an Aug. 6 GovConWire report.

Globe, Ariz.-based Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center went live Aug. 1 on Meditech's web-based EHR system Expanse, according to Copper Country News.

Healthcare consumers across the U.S. are becoming increasingly disappointed in the lack of health data sharing between providers, with more than two-thirds considering switching physicians, according to an Aug. 3 Black Book Research report. 

Hundreds of Epic employees have voiced concerns to the Verona, Wis.-based EHR giant about its required on-campus return next month, according to an Aug. 4 CBS News report.

Revenue cycle management services provider R1 announced Aug. 3 it has finalized its acquisition of Cerner's RevWorks services business.

Allscripts, Cerner and Meditech posted their respective financial performances for the second quarter of 2020, all reporting revenue declines due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Meditech posted $115.8 million in revenue for the second quarter of 2020, down 3 percent from the same time period last year.

Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliate Regence has data-sharing arrangements with two health systems that aim to better coordinate care between its members and their providers.

Allscripts is teaming up with health IT firm MicroHealth to transition the U.S. Department of State's global medical health units to a cloud-based EHR system, according to an Aug. 3 announcement from the company.