EHRs
It’s an exciting time in healthcare as artificial intelligence has moved from concept to capability, offering new ways to reduce…
For four health systems, managing Epic means something closer to an ongoing relationship than a software contract — regular executive meetings, direct developer access, and, at times, weekend-long emergency support. That closeness matters because of Epic’s scale: the company accounts for 43.7%…
Kaleida Health’s transition to Epic’s EHR system cost the Buffalo, N.Y.-based health system $170 million and contributed to a $21.1 million operating deficit in the second quarter of 2026, a spokesperson for the organization confirmed to Becker’s. The Epic platform…
Oracle Health has expanded its Clinical AI Agent with new capabilities for automated coding, clinician dictation and chart review. The Clinical AI Agent now automates professional fee coding for ambulatory workflows by analyzing conversations during patient visits and suggesting charge…
Epic President and CEO Judy Faulkner used her Aug. 18 UGM executive address to unveil a wave of Cosmos-powered AI tools, new smaller-organization product tiers, rural health expansions and a cybersecurity update disclosing the company’s use of Anthropic’s most restricted…
ONC is requesting public comment on a new three-year data collection tied to the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement. The agency wants generic clearance to gather routine customer feedback on service delivery and program performance tied to TEFCA, according…
Epic launched real-time prior authorization checks for clinicians at four health systems, using a new industry-standard application programming interface called Coverage Requirements Discovery. Ochsner Health in New Orleans, Froedtert ThedaCare Health in Menomonee Falls, Wis., Denver Health and Summit Health…
EHR vendors have seen a wave of significant leadership changes in recent years, most recently a string of executive departures at Epic. Health system CIOs say none of it is likely to change how they run their organizations day to…
The Federal Trade Commission has opened an antitrust investigation into Epic, according to an Aug. 14 Reuters report citing two unnamed sources familiar with the matter. Per Reuters’ sources, the FTC has sent investigative demands to other companies in the…
Dozens of hospitals have had their patient data compromised by a 2025 breach of Oracle Health’s legacy Cerner systems. Health systems continue to alert patients of the hack that occurred as early as Jan. 22, 2025. Oracle Health asked healthcare…
U.S. Rep. Michael Baumgartner, R-Wash., has sent a letter to VA Secretary Doug Collins asking why the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has not implemented several Office of Inspector General recommendations on its EHR modernization program. The open recommendations, issued…