EHRs

Physicians are clamoring for EHR solutions that will ease burnout and boost clinical workflows, Black Book Research reported. Here are clinicians’ most critical EHR needs, according to a survey of 274 physicians and other healthcare providers affiliated with health systems…

Epic continues to institute AI capabilities into its EHR. Here are five things to know about AI at Epic, according to a July blog post from Seth Hain, senior vice president of research and development at Epic: 1. Generative AI…

Health system CIOs are seeing steady pay increases as their responsibilities broaden to include digital transformation, cybersecurity and AI strategy. In 2024, more than 20% of enterprise healthcare CIOs earned over $600,000 annually, while another 15% earned between $451,000 and…

We’ve come a long way from when electronic health records (EHRs) were first built as billing systems. As we progress as an industry toward better usability, it’s clear that general best practice workflows have not reflected the daily realities of…

An Idaho health system decided to stick with Meditech as its EHR vendor despite exploring other options. What Cottonwood- and Orofino-based St. Mary’s Health and Clearwater Valley Health knew was that they needed a new EHR — and quickly. The facilities…

Twenty-eight healthcare organizations using Epic’s software are now connected to a federally backed health information network. The organizations joined the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement in June, an Epic spokesperson told Becker’s. TEFCA is a government-led initiative launched in…

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants every American using a wearable health device within four years. But is that goal worthwhile — and attainable? Health system leaders told Becker’s that it’s a deserving outcome that won’t be easy to…

Early in the company’s history, Epic created EHRs for both inpatient and outpatient care but then decided to concentrate on where there was less competition: the ambulatory side. Founder and CEO Judy Faulkner believed health systems would eventually want an…

Epic’s Beacon oncology module leads the way in customer satisfaction among EHR solutions for cancer care, KLAS Research reported July 10. Here are the top EHR solutions for oncology by performance score (out of 100), according to the health IT…

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has nearly 100 AI algorithms in use that leaders are building “into the fabric” of the health system, the Rochester (Minn.) Post Bulletin reported. Here are six things to know from the July 8 article: 1.…