The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to expand its deployment of its Oracle EHR system to nine additional medical facilities, bringing the total number of sites scheduled to go live in 2026 to 13.
EHRs / Interoperability
Quincy, Ill.-based Blessing Health System is set to undergo an 18-month EHR project, moving from its current system to Epic—a move its chief medical officer said the organization "can't afford not to do."
The Spokane (Wash.) VA Medical Center experienced an outage of its Oracle Health EHR system on March 4, prompting an investigation into the cause of the disruption, KHQ reported.
As health systems seek to optimize their EHR, many are developing their own tools within their Epic systems to meet specific needs.
Oracle Health has expanded its AI-powered, multimodal voice- and screen-driven assistant, Oracle Health Clinical AI Agent, to more specialties.
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Meditech is rolling out new advancements to its Traverse Exchange interoperability network, aiming to provide clinicians with a more comprehensive, longitudinal view of patient health history within their workflow.
Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health and Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health collaborated with Oracle Health on new capabilities for the company's health system operations suite.
Epic is launching a range of new technologies aimed at improving clinical care, streamlining operations and enhancing personalized treatment.
Utica, N.Y.-based Mohawk Valley Health System will integrate Oneida County, N.Y.-based Slocum-Dickson Medical Group into its Community Connect Epic platform.
Brentwood, Tenn.-based Ardent Health saw a rise in expenses tied to its ongoing Epic EHR implementation, according to its Feb. 26 financial report.