EHRs

AI’s role in healthcare is no longer a question of if but how. In a Sept. 10 keynote at the Oracle Health and Life Sciences Summit in Orlando, Oracle Industries President Mike Sicilia and OpenAI Vice President of Health Nate…

More than 100,000 Americans are waiting for organ transplants, and each day, an average of 13 die before a donor becomes available. Despite broad public support for organ donation — surveys suggest nearly 9 in 10 adults are in favor…

The American Medical Association is supporting new federal enforcement measures aimed at curbing information blocking, a practice the group says has long impeded patient care and physician efficiency. Here are five things to know:

Larry Ellison, co-founder, chair and chief technology officer of Oracle, said he believes his company can take on EHR rival Epic due to its size and integrated approach. “We decided to go into the medical business against Epic, believing that…

When Seema Verma, executive vice president and general manager of Oracle Health and Life Sciences took the stage to kick off the Oracle Health and Life Sciences Summit, she set the tone for the days ahead: artificial intelligence is no…

Community Medical Center in Falls City, Neb., has implemented Epic through a partnership with Bryan Health. The launch occurred Sept. 6 after a yearlong collaboration between the two organizations. Community Medical Center is the first hospital outside Bryan Health to…

Oracle plans to roll out new artificial intelligence capabilities within its patient portal, allowing patients to ask questions and receive plain-language explanations of diagnoses, lab results and treatment options, the company announced during the Oracle Health and Life Sciences Summit…

Paramus, N.J.-based Bergen New Bridge Medical Center will implement Epic, with a launch date scheduled for early 2027. The transition is expected to support care across the hospital’s acute, behavioral health, long-term care and ambulatory settings. Two Bergen New Bridge…

Just as the EHR space exploded in the aughts, we are now seeing a frenzy of artificial intelligence activity. AI is poised to address longstanding industry challenges, but it also presents tough decisions for healthcare executives managing risks, resources and…

New Orleans-based Ochsner Health has built a 70-person “sales team for tech” that helps with all things Epic and clinicians can’t do without, the health system’s CIO told Becker’s. The 47-hospital system launched its Epic Academy in 2012 — it…