Chicago-based Rush University System for Health and Evanston, Ill.-based Endeavor Health announced plans to merge Oct. 14. The transaction is expected to close in early 2027. Endeavor plans to fund a $1 billion investment as part of the deal, including…
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Gaithersburg, Md.-based Adventist HealthCare plans to implement Epic as its enterprisewide EHR platform, with a launch expected in 2028. The two-year initiative represents one of the most significant investments in the health system’s history, according to an Oct. 6 news…
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Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner told customers in August that health systems get more out of the EHR the more of it they turn on. Citing 31 enterprise go-lives, Epic found net revenue rose 13.7% in the second year…
AI documentation and billing tools are driving up healthcare costs without improving patient outcomes, according to an Oct. 14 report from the Peterson Health Technology Institute. The analysis found that under current fee-for-service incentives, administrative AI used for documentation, coding,…
Several hospital and health system chief information officers previously worked for EHR vendors, including Epic, Cerner, Meditech and Allscripts. Their vendor experience includes EHR product management, large-scale implementations and IT operations. Here are nine CIOs who previously worked for EHR…
The federal Rural Health Transformation Program will provide $50 billion to states from 2026 through 2030. Its goal is to improve access to care in rural communities. For hospitals struggling to fill jobs, the funding could help. But I know…
Texas Comptroller Don Huffines has signed an executive order directing his office to eliminate state sales tax on EHRs, patient portals and other healthcare technology used to maintain, access or share medical records. The order tells agency staff to file…