EHRs / Interoperability

From restarting its U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs EHR rollout to advancing interoperability, Oracle Health stayed in the news in February.

Meditech has launched a new web-based Expanse Outreach Portal, designed to help hospitals extend their laboratory services to nonaffiliated healthcare providers such as nursing homes, urgent care centers and physician offices.

From its EHR system going live in new hospitals to expanding its online marketplace, here are 10 updates on Epic's operations, software products and partnerships as reported by Becker's Hospital Review in February:

UPMC has been working on transitioning from 10 EHRs to a single instance of Epic since September 2023, and Chris Carmody, chief technology officer, said the team is set to go live with the first wave covering around 40% of…

Lawmakers are demanding greater transparency from the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding the long-term costs and completion timeline of its troubled EHR modernization project with Oracle Health, NextGov reported Feb. 24.

EHR vendor Epic has expanded its online marketplace, Showroom, adding a new category focused on identity verification for MyChart, its patient portal.

Oracle Health has applied to become a Qualified Health Information Network (QHIN) under the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA), a U.S. government-endorsed initiative aimed at streamlining nationwide health data exchange.

Quincy, Ill.-based Blessing Health System has embarked on an 18-month initiative to overhaul its EHR system, with plans to implement Epic.

Researchers at Boston-based Mass General Brigham developed an Epic tool that identifies older patients at risk for emergency care, readmission or death based on frailty levels. 

Here are 18 hospitals, healthcare organizations and health systems opting for an Epic EHR system in 2025, as reported by Becker’s: Editor’s note: This article was updated Oct. 11 and will continue to be updated with the latest news.