Epic doesn’t negotiate prices for its EHR software, surprising — and delighting — some health system clients. The company used to let healthcare organizations haggle over price but stopped the practice in the early 1980s after many clients didn’t, founder…

Here are the hospitals, healthcare organizations, and health systems that have announced plans to transition to, or have already implemented, the Oracle Health EHR system in 2025, as reported by Becker’s. Editor’s note: This article was updated Dec. 18 and…

The Coalition for Health AI is pushing back after senior White House and HHS officials accused the organization of overstepping its role in healthcare AI policy, describing it as a potential “regulatory cartel.” In an Oct. 8 post on X,…

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

Hospitals are in a bind. As workforce shortages deepen and pay pressures mount, health systems are increasingly turning to technology to help retain their nurses. Many are piloting virtual nursing initiatives, ambient documentation and other AI-enabled tools designed to ease…

Hospitals across the country are investing heavily in artificial intelligence tools, lured by vendor promises of rapid financial returns, streamlined workflows and newfound clinical capacity. But according to several chief medical information officers, the reality on the ground is far…

South Bend, Ind.-based Beacon Health System plans to implement a new EHR system at Ascension Southwest Michigan facilities following its acquisition of the organization in July, MLive reported Oct. 9. According to the publication, Beacon plans to build a new…

Oracle Health has launched its new Connection Hub, a tool designed to help U.S. healthcare providers manage and share patient data through a single console. The platform aims to simplify interoperability between hospitals, payers and government agencies while providing a…

In a rare show of collaboration among market competitors, health systems across Louisiana have joined forces to launch MyChart Central, a new Epic feature that allows patients to securely access their medical records through a single, unified login — no…

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center says it relies upon artificial intelligence to help ease staffing constraints, but the technology is “not designed to reduce head count.” President and CEO Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, said the overall goal is to…