EHRs

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center is test piloting its EHR voice assistant VEVA, which can analyze and relay patient information in the EHR so clinicians don't have to look it up themselves, Nashville Public Radio reports.

Nordic, an Epic EHR consulting company, launched a new service line to provide EHR system support to Cerner clients.

Whether dealing with integration issues or outdated user experiences, large and midsize hospitals have considered replacing their acute care EMR for various reasons, according to a recent KLAS Research report.

Meditech reported $119.9 million in revenue for the second quarter of 2019, down 4 percent from $125 million during the same period last year.

University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington filed a proposed amendment Aug. 1 to add two more hospitals to its system-wide, $151.7 million Epic EHR implementation project, Vermont Business Magazine reports.

Large and midsize hospitals are most likely to consider implementing an Epic, Cerner or Meditech EMR for acute care management as opposed to other vendors, according to a recent KLAS Research report.

As the Department of Defense gears up to deploy its new Cerner-based EHR at four more facilities in September, the agency has undertaken three main changes to ensure a smooth transition after the issues it experienced during the first rollout…

Meditech is now offering its clients access to antimicrobial stewardship tools that integrate directly with the vendor's EHR systems.

Four of the top vendors hospitals use to participate in the Medicare EHR Incentive Program are Allscripts, Cerner, Epic and Meditech, according to 2018 ONC data.

CMS Administrator Seema Verma spoke about the limitations EHRs present to patient data interoperability during a July 30 speech she made at the White House Blue Button Developers Conference.