EHRs
It’s an exciting time in healthcare as artificial intelligence has moved from concept to capability, offering new ways to reduce…
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,…
Oracle Health remains one of the EHR market leaders for small, standalone hospitals, according to KLAS Research. Here are six community hospitals using an Oracle Health EHR, according to a recent report from the company: — Black River Memorial Hospital…
If there’s one thing health systems love, it’s consistency. For a Nov. 7 report, KLAS Research analyzed survey and performance data from December 2021 to December 2024 to determine the most consistent health IT software and service vendors: Software —…
Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health has gone live with Epic’s MyChart Central, a tool that allows patients to securely access their health information from multiple participating systems through a single login. Sameer Al-Tariq, director of outpatient clinical applications at Jefferson Health, announced…