Providence, R.I.-based Care New England went live with its Epic EHR system Oct. 4, relying on an outsourced IT workforce to support the transition. In 2023, the health system transferred nearly 160 IT employees to IBM spinoff Kyndryl, and that…
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Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente recently completed one of the largest EHR consolidations in healthcare history, migrating about 40 million patient records. In early 2025, the 40-hospital system merged 12 instances of its Epic EHR into two: in its Northern California…
Oracle Health’s new EHR is now certified for use by ambulatory providers in the U.S. The EHR system received Health IT certification from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and met the Drug Enforcement Administration’s requirements…
An unauthorized party gained access to a “limited number” of employee email accounts at Chicago-based Saint Anthony Hospital, potentially exposing patient information. The safety-net hospital notified patients in June after discovering the incident in February and reporting it to HHS…
Epic and Humana are collaborating to make it easier for Medicare Advantage members to check in for their appointments. The EHR and payer giants teamed up Nov. 18 to jointly launch Epic’s coverage finder and digital insurance card features. The…
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Judy Faulkner, CEO and founder of EHR vendor Epic Systems, has been named to U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Leaders list, which recognizes top figures in public service, business, healthcare and education. Ms. Faulkner, who launched Epic in…
As CIOs’ responsibilities expand, many are aiming to become chief executives, according to Deloitte. Here are six key takeaways from the Nov. 13 report, which surveyed 622 U.S.-based technology leaders from March 7 to April 1. 1. 80% of CIOs…
The American Hospital Association and federal agencies are warning hospitals and health systems to look out for hacking attempts from a ransomware group that has extorted over $244 million from victims. The Akira gang, which has historically hacked Cisco environments,…
Technology has been both a promise and a problem in healthcare. When EHRs arrived in hospitals, they were heralded as a revolution — bringing order to messy paper charts and standardizing how care was documented. But soon after, clinicians found…
The Trump administration has pledged to crack down on information blocking — and a new report charts a potential course. HHS said in September it would boost enforcement of healthcare organizations refusing to share data with patients and other entities,…