EHRs

Epic’s creatively designed campus is a draw for future and current staffers, according to founder and CEO Judy Faulkner. A major reason? Individual offices for employees. “The most expensive feature of the campus is not the themes — it’s that…

A growing number of older Americans are relying on patient portals to communicate with their healthcare providers, but only a small share report being charged a copay for doing so, an April 4 study from the University of Michigan found.…

Over the last several years, stakeholders across healthcare have come together to address the persistent, widespread issue of provider burnout. From minimizing downtime to reducing documentation burdens, steady progress is being made. At Altera Digital Health, we recognize that healthcare…

A bipartisan group of congressional leaders is urging the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide an updated cost estimate and deployment schedule for its Oracle Health EHR rollout. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., chair of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs,…

Nine more VA medical centers are scheduled to go live with an Oracle Health EHR system in 2026, bringing the total number of VA sites implementing the system that year to 13. The nine medical centers and associated clinics are:…

Oracle Health has continued partnering with health systems on EHR projects and expanding its software offerings. Here are 10 updates on the EHR vendor from the last 30 days: 1. Murray, Ky.-based Murray Calloway County Hospital intends to go live…

In early March, Tallahassee (Fla.) Memorial HealthCare went live with a $234 million Epic EHR. Becker’s talked to leaders from the inpatient and outpatient sides who have been overseeing the switch — Ryan Smith, MSN, RN, vice president and chief…

Murray, Ky.-based Murray Calloway County Hospital plans to go live with a new patient portal April 14 as it transitions to an Oracle Health EHR. The hospital had originally intended to launch the new EHR in August but project delays…

From plans to launch new applications to detailing how it conducts multiday immersion trips at health systems, here are seven updates on Epic’s operations, software products and partnerships as reported by Becker’s Hospital Review in March:

Several hospitals and health systems are launching Epic EHR implementation projects in 2025, aiming to enhance efficiency and improve system integration. Blessing Health System in Quincy, Ill., a 347-bed acute-care hospital, is embarking on an 18-month transition to Epic. Despite…