EHRs

An unauthorized party gained access to a “limited number” of employee email accounts at Chicago-based Saint Anthony Hospital, potentially exposing patient information. The safety-net hospital notified patients in June after discovering the incident in February and reporting it to HHS…

Epic and Humana are collaborating to make it easier for Medicare Advantage members to check in for their appointments. The EHR and payer giants teamed up Nov. 18 to jointly launch Epic’s coverage finder and digital insurance card features. The…

Judy Faulkner, CEO and founder of EHR vendor Epic Systems, has been named to U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Leaders list, which recognizes top figures in public service, business, healthcare and education. Ms. Faulkner, who launched Epic in…

As CIOs’ responsibilities expand, many are aiming to become chief executives, according to Deloitte. Here are six key takeaways from the Nov. 13 report, which surveyed 622 U.S.-based technology leaders from March 7 to April 1. 1. 80% of CIOs…

The American Hospital Association and federal agencies are warning hospitals and health systems to look out for hacking attempts from a ransomware group that has extorted over $244 million from victims. The Akira gang, which has historically hacked Cisco environments,…

Technology has been both a promise and a problem in healthcare. When EHRs arrived in hospitals, they were heralded as a revolution — bringing order to messy paper charts and standardizing how care was documented. But soon after, clinicians found…

The Trump administration has pledged to crack down on information blocking — and a new report charts a potential course. HHS said in September it would boost enforcement of healthcare organizations refusing to share data with patients and other entities,…

Marshall Browning Hospital in Du Quoin, Ill., plans to replace its EHR system with Oracle Health’s CommunityWorks platform as it looks to streamline operations and reduce administrative work for clinicians. The 25-bed critical access hospital will also implement Oracle Health’s…

Nashville, Tenn.-based Ardent Health incurred $1.62 million in Epic expenses during the third quarter of 2025. The 30-hospital, for-profit system, which is extending the EHR to 18 newly acquired clinics, has spent $2.9 million on Epic during the first nine…

Menomonee Falls, Wis.-based Froedtert ThedaCare Health has made organ donor registration available through its Epic MyChart patient portal. The update, which launched Nov. 5 enables patients to to join the National Donate Life Registry on their computers or mobile devices,…