Category: EHRs

NYU Langone adds interpretation tech to Epic EHR

New York City-based NYU Langone Health is implementing language interpretation company Voyce’s app into its Epic EHR system.

Top 5 vendors for health system practice management EHRs, per Black Book Research

Here are the top five EHR vendors for integrated practice management for health systems, as ranked by Black Book Research.

Stanford health IT exec joins leaders from Highmark, Kaiser, Epic on Sequoia Project board

The Sequoia Project, an EHR interoperability project that counts Epic and the American Medical Association among its founding members, has named a health IT leader from Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care to its board.

CommonSpirit Health a model for social determinants data sharing via EHRs: ONC

Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health has robust data sharing and collection to address social determinants of health in the communities it serves, ONC said in a new report.

Hogwarts in Wisconsin? Epic's campus designed after 'Harry Potter'

EHR vendor Epic’s headquarters in Verona, Wis., is complete with castles, wizards and dragons, WIProud reported.

VA may further delay Oracle Cerner EHR rollouts because of academic affiliations

A U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs official said the rollout of the Oracle Cerner EHR could be delayed further because of its research functionality and academic affiliations, FedScoop reported Feb. 22.

COVID-19-driven drop in cancer screenings didn't lead to spike in cases, Epic finds

After scouring more than 373,000 diagnoses in EHRs, researchers at Epic found that the COVID-19-induced drop in cancer screenings did not lead to a significant spike in breast, cervical or colon cancer cases.

Georgia senators slash funding for Augusta University Medical College's Epic EHR install

State funding for an Epic EHR at Augusta University’s Medical College of Georgia was cut from $105 million to $50 million, WRDW reported Feb. 21. 

Cleveland Clinic, MetroHealth get $3.1M to create virtual neighborhoods using EHR data

Researchers from Cleveland Clinic and Cleveland-based MetroHealth System are using a $3.14 million grant to create “digital twins” from EHR data to reduce health disparities.

Nicklaus Children's awarded for Oracle Cerner EHR

Miami-based Nicklaus Children’s Hospital renewed its Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Stage Seven award, a designation that was given to the pediatric hospital for the effective use of its Oracle Cerner EHR.