EHRs
It’s an exciting time in healthcare as artificial intelligence has moved from concept to capability, offering new ways to reduce…
Epic, OCHIN, Reid Health (Richmond, Ind.), Trinity Health (Livonia, Mich.) and UMass Memorial Health (Worcester, Mass.) have filed a lawsuit accusing Health Gorilla and a network of companies and individuals of fraudulently accessing and monetizing sensitive patient medical records through…
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has completed the first large-scale phase of its systemwide EHR rollout, bringing Meditech Expanse live at 43 hospitals. The hospitals are now operating on the cloud-based EHR platform, according to a Jan. 13 news release from…
Digital health equity gaps exist in patient portal engagement, even among older adults with chronic conditions who could benefit most from digital tools, according to research in the American Journal of Managed Care. Here are six takeaways from the Jan.…
Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine has launched Observer, a multimodal medical dataset that captures anonymized, real-time interactions between patients and clinicians. Developed by researchers at the university’s School of Engineering and Applied Science, Observer links video, audio and transcripts to clinical data…
Collins, Miss.-based Covington County Hospital plans to transition to Epic as its EHR platform, with full implementation expected by Jan. 31, according to a Jan. 7 news release. Gregg Gibbes, CEO of Covington County Hospital, said the move will enable…
Hamilton, N.Y.-based Community Memorial Hospital plans to replace its legacy EHR systems with Oracle Health technology. The 25-bed critical access hospital will implement the Oracle Health Foundation EHR along with Oracle Health Clinical AI Agent, a voice-driven tool that automatically…
East Lansing, Mich.-based MSU Health Care will transition to Epic’s EHR and billing system Jan. 31 through a new partnership with Detroit-based Henry Ford Health. The shift will move MSU Health Care off its current Athenahealth platform and onto Henry…
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…