EHRs

Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Ill., is raising concerns that staffing shortages and a proposed reduction in force at the Department of Veterans Affairs could complicate the agency’s timeline for deploying its Oracle Health EHR system, Nextgov/FCW reported May 1. Ms. Budzinski,…

The vast majority of healthcare executives report that digital/artificial intelligence (AI) transformation is among their organizations’ highest priorities. However, 75% say they lack the planning or resources needed to make it happen. Additionally, 68% say their workforce is not ready…

Abbott has signed an agreement with Epic to integrate data from its Libre continuous glucose monitoring systems directly into the EHR vendor’s platforms. The integration will allow healthcare providers to access glucose data from patients’ LibreView accounts within Epic’s Aura…

While overall interest in acute care EHR systems remained strong in 2024, the pace of new purchases and migrations cooled slightly compared to the previous year, according to an April 30 report from KLAS Research. Between January and December 2024,…

From a major IT outage to several rankings and recognitions, Oracle Health had a busy April. Here are six times Becker’s reported on the EHR vendor last month: 1. Oracle Health was named a top place to work in healthcare…

Epic continued to lead the electronic health record market in 2024, achieving its largest net gain on record as 10 major health systems selected the vendor for 108 hospitals — 67 of which came from just two organizations, an April…

Electronic health records have long been a cornerstone of healthcare — but for many CIOs, the next era of EHRs must go far beyond their current capabilities. From ambient documentation to AI integration and hands-free workflows, three health system CIOs…

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems’ Oracle Health EHR system is back online following a temporary outage, CNBC reported April 28. A spokesperson for the health system told the publication the issue was resolved April 28 and was not related to…

Ambience Healthcare and Houston Methodist have launched a collaboration to bring AI to emergency departments and inpatient care, aiming to boost efficiency and improve patient care in two of healthcare’s most demanding settings. Emergency and inpatient clinicians face some of…

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health is undertaking the most ambitious health IT transformation in its history: a $1.2 billion investment to unify its sprawling system under a single iteration of Epic’s EHR platform. The move will consolidate more than…