EHRs

Epic will embed a new telehealth platform into its software that will allow clinicians to launch a virtual visit with patients directly within the EHR.

Cerner reported net income dropped 11 percent for the first quarter, but it reported a 2 percent increase in revenue to $1.41 billion and it expects second quarter revenue to hit between $1.34 billion and $1.39 billion.

Epic and Cerner maintained the largest shares of the EHR market for acute care hospitals in 2019. However, Cerner experienced a net decrease in market share for the first time since 2010, according to a recent KLAS Research report.

Macon Community Hospital in Lafayette, Tenn., recently went live on Cerner's cloud-based CommunityWorks EHR system via virtual implementation.

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, Epic is allowing hospitals and health systems to install several applications without extra costs.

The Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General released two reports this week evaluating the VA's now-delayed Cerner EHR deployment at Mann-Grandstaff Medical Center, claiming the agency had not been adequately prepared for various issues such as staffing and…

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a decrease in bookings, Cerner reported $147 million in net earnings for the first quarter of 2020, down 11 percent from the same period the previous year.

Cleveland Clinic is establishing an emerging pathogens research center that will use data analytics from patient medical records to support the development of new treatments and vaccines.

HHS delayed enforcing its interoperability final rules during the pandemic, which will give health systems and EHR companies time to meet the pressing needs of patients with COVID-19 and then prepare appropriately for the new rules.

Cerner is offering select health systems and research organizations access to de-identified COVID-19 patient data to help support epidemiological studies, clinical trials and medical treatments for the disease.