Larry Ellison, co-founder, chair and chief technology officer of Oracle, said he believes his company can take on EHR rival Epic due to its size and integrated approach. “We decided to go into the medical business against Epic, believing that…

When Seema Verma, executive vice president and general manager of Oracle Health and Life Sciences took the stage to kick off the Oracle Health and Life Sciences Summit, she set the tone for the days ahead: artificial intelligence is no…

Community Medical Center in Falls City, Neb., has implemented Epic through a partnership with Bryan Health. The launch occurred Sept. 6 after a yearlong collaboration between the two organizations. Community Medical Center is the first hospital outside Bryan Health to…

University Hospitals in Cleveland is teaming up with generative AI company Hippocratic AI to deploy conversational agents aimed at improving patient support and clinical workflows. The partnership, announced in a Sept. 10 news release, will focus on using Hippocratic AI’s…

Seven health systems have invested in a $26 million funding round for Optain Health, which uses AI to detect eye disease. The oversubscribed series A investment included Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System, New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health, Winston-Salem, N.C.-based…

U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden is urging the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Microsoft, saying weak security practices at the tech company helped enable a 2024 ransomware attack on St. Louis-based Ascension hospitals, Bloomberg reported Sept. 10. In a letter sent…

The new Apple Watch will include “powerful” new features such as hypertension notifications and sleep scores to keep wearers healthy, the tech giant said. For hypertension, the Apple Watch Series 11 will work passively in the background to review wearers’…

Oracle plans to roll out new artificial intelligence capabilities within its patient portal, allowing patients to ask questions and receive plain-language explanations of diagnoses, lab results and treatment options, the company announced during the Oracle Health and Life Sciences Summit…

Paramus, N.J.-based Bergen New Bridge Medical Center will implement Epic, with a launch date scheduled for early 2027. The transition is expected to support care across the hospital’s acute, behavioral health, long-term care and ambulatory settings. Two Bergen New Bridge…

Just as the EHR space exploded in the aughts, we are now seeing a frenzy of artificial intelligence activity. AI is poised to address longstanding industry challenges, but it also presents tough decisions for healthcare executives managing risks, resources and…