EHRs
It’s an exciting time in healthcare as artificial intelligence has moved from concept to capability, offering new ways to reduce…
Philadelphia-based Temple Health is using its Epic EHR system to electronically send medical records to the Social Security Administration, eliminating paper-based steps and expediting Social Security Disability Insurance applications. Applying for Social Security Disability Insurance requires submitting medical records to…
Cascade (Idaho) Medical Center, a critical access hospital, has implemented an Epic EHR system through OCHIN. The hospital went live with the new EHR system in the final quarter of 2025, according to a Jan. 27 news release from OCHIN.…
Nearly two-thirds of U.S. hospitals using Epic’s EHR had adopted ambient artificial intelligence tools for clinical documentation as of June 2025, according to a Jan. 27 study published in The American Journal of Managed Care. Researchers analyzed a national sample…
Oracle Health has been accelerating its AI integration while expanding its EHR technology at multiple health systems. For instance, Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems is consolidating its acute-care EHR with Oracle Health. “This next step will further strengthen our digital…
Health Gorilla is pushing back against a lawsuit filed by Epic and several healthcare providers, calling the allegations baseless and saying it is prepared to vigorously defend itself. Epic, OCHIN, Reid Health (Richmond, Ind.), Trinity Health (Livonia, Mich.) and UMass…
Across health systems, chief medical information officers say physician frustration is not driven by a single broken workflow, but by the compounding effect of documentation burden, chart review overload, inbox volume, payer friction and fragmented digital tools that pull clinicians…
Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health has expanded access to an EMR dashboard that supports geriatric care across its acute and ambulatory care practices. Developed by the Division of Geriatric Medicine at Hackensack University Medical Center in collaboration with the system’s…
The St. Cloud (Minn.) VA Medical Center and its affiliated clinics will transition to a new EHR system in May 2027. The platform, called the Federal EHR, is also used by the Department of Defense and is intended to enhance…
Sixty-three healthcare providers across the U.S. are urging stronger oversight and transparency in national health data exchange frameworks, warning that current safeguards are inadequate to protect patient privacy. In a Jan. 22 letter to Mariann Yeager, CEO of The Sequoia…
From collaborating with Penn Medicine on a new multispecialty outpatient facility to filing a lawsuit alleging the fraudulent access and monetization of sensitive patient data through national health information exchange frameworks, here are seven updates on Epic’s operations, software products…