EHRs

Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth will begin a multimillion-dollar transition from its Cerner system to a new Epic EHR in March.

New York City-based NYU Langone Health and Binghamton, N.Y.-based United Health Services are among 66 U.S. hospitals and health systems that signed a letter last week along with Epic opposing HHS' proposed interoperability rules.

Meditech released documentation tools within its EHR software to help clients screen, detect and manage patients who have potentially been infected with coronavirus, according to a Feb. 7 news release.

Federal investigators and local police officials are turning to electronic records provider DrChrono to aid their investigations, according to a Forbes report.

HHS' proposed interoperability rules have generated a significant amount of attention ahead of their anticipated finalization this month.

Athenahealth launched new guidance, testing orders and screening questions within its software network in response to the coronavirus outbreak, according to a Feb. 7 news release.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center aims to promote innovation in clinical informatics and EHR optimization through its new clinical informatics center, according to a Jan. 29 VUMC report.

The Department of Veterans Affairs' removal of deputy secretary James Byrne, who oversaw VA's EHR modernization effort, earlier this week will not affect the project, according to VA Secretary Robert Wilkie, FedScoop reports.

University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System will integrate clinical workflow solutions from TransformativeMed with its EHR system, according to a Feb. 4 news release.

Cerner will sell a portion of its software products for about $248 million to CompuGroup Medical, a German healthcare software company, according to a Feb. 5 Kansas City Business Journal report.