EHRs
It’s an exciting time in healthcare as artificial intelligence has moved from concept to capability, offering new ways to reduce…
No, you’re not just imagining things. Your options for electronic health records (EHR) are shrinking. According to standards used by the Federal Trade Commission and the US Department of Justice, the EHR space shifted from a “competitive” market in 2012…
Researchers at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., have developed and evaluated an AI-powered tool that delivers personalized prostate cancer education by drawing directly from patients’ EHRs. The system, called MedEduChat, combines Mayo-validated clinical data with large language model technology to…
Laurel, Miss.-based South Central Regional Medical Center and its consortium partners are finalizing preparations to launch a new Epic EHR system, with a Jan. 31 go-live date approaching. The transition includes South Central Regional Medical Center, Covington County Hospital, Magee…
Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare plans to transition its newly acquired hospital from Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings to an Epic EHR system. The health system finalized its acquisition of Manchester (Conn.) Memorial Hospital from Prospect Medical Holdings on Jan. 1. The…
Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth has been affected by a 2025 hack of Cerner, now known as Oracle Health. The 50-plus hospital system started notifying impacted patients in December, after the EHR vendor sent the organization a list Oct. 31 of…
Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown, N.Y., has received a $20 million grant to upgrade its EHR system. The Statewide Health Care Facility Transformation Grant will allow the hospital to transition to a single, unified platform across its clinics and specialty…
EHRs continued to be one of the largest financial investments for health systems in 2025, as several major organizations switched to new platforms over the past year. Here are the 10 most expensive EHR projects that were completed, started or…
Ocean Springs, Miss.-based Singing River Health System said it recently took some IT systems offline after detecting a cybersecurity incident in its “early stages.” The three-hospital system shut down its internet and MyChart access Dec. 23 in response to the…
Epic is collaborating with Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine to enhance outpatient care by embedding new technologies throughout clinical settings. In a LinkedIn post, Epic said it is working with Penn Medicine to develop a more integrated, technology-enabled clinic aimed at improving…
Three health systems reported that patient information may have been involved in a data security incident tied to Cerner, the EHR vendor now known as Oracle Health. Lake Regional Health System (Osage Beach, Mo.), OSF Saint Clare Medical Center (Princeton,…