EHRs

Pittsfield, Mass.-based Berkshire Health Systems is investing $35 million over the next three years to transition to a Meditech EHR system, according to a Nov. 19 Berkshire Eagle report.

Pipeline Health, a Los Angeles-based private hospital ownership and management company, will implement a Cerner EHR at its facilities across the U.S., according to a Nov. 18 news release emailed to Becker's Hospital Review.

As part of its partnership with Mary Free Bed hospital, Saginaw, Mich.-based Covenant HealthCare signed a 10-year agreement to extend access to its Epic EHR system to the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based hospital, according to a Nov. 4 news release.

Over the past 60 days, here are 11 instances of Epic EHR implementation.

In January 2018, Cerner and Adventist entered into a partnership for the Kansas City, Mo.-based EHR vendor to assume the day-to-day management of the Roseville, Calif.-based health system's revenue cycle and clinical application staff.

As part of her healthcare plan for the first 100 days in office, Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts zeroed in on the EHR industry for its lack of interoperability and competition.

Portland-based Oregon Health & Sciences University is implementing a tool within its Epic EHR system that shows the price the patient will have to pay as soon as their clinician writes a prescription, according to a Nov. 14 news release.

Stan Huff, MD, chief medical informatics officer at Intermountain Healthcare, discusses the Salt Lake City-based health system's approach to interoperability and how to apply it beyond data sharing.

As vice president and CIO, Michael Jefferies spearheaded Boulder (Colo.) Community Health's recent EHR transition to Epic.

Indiana Health Information Exchange and Michiana Health Information Network will integrate their services and operations to provide health information exchange support across Indiana, according to a Nov. 14 news release.