Category: EHRs

Gov. Brian Kemp’s new state budget has proposed $105 million for the Augusta University Medical College of Georgia to purchase an upgraded Epic EHR system, The Augusta Chronicle reported Jan. 19.

Marshfield (Wis.) Clinic Health System’s IT standardization efforts over the last few years disrupted operations and were a contributing factor in Fitch’s decision to issue a ratings downgrade from an “A-” to “BBB+” rating.

Jonesboro, Ark.-based St. Bernards Healthcare went live with the Meditech Expanse EHR system, replacing Meditech’s acute EHR and three disparate ambulatory systems across the four-hospital network.

Three of the top vendors hospitals use to participate in the Medicare EHR incentive program are Oracle Cerner, Epic and Meditech, according to ONC data. Here are 10 hospitals and health systems that have posted job listings seeking EHR and IT expertise…

Yakima (Wash.) Valley Memorial Hospital will spend more than $100 million to install a new electronic health records system and change its name to reflect its affiliation with Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System.

Health systems in Georgia, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin are using artificial intelligence to automatically transcribe medical instructions into their Epic and Meditech EHRs.

Implementing a new EHR can generate big time costs for hospitals and health systems, with some spending hundreds of millions to even more than a billion dollars on rollouts.

Epic has become a major player in the EHR and medtech industry. The company is looking to hire top-of-the-line software engineer talent.

Miami-based Nicklaus Children’s Hospital implemented the ActX Genomic Decision Support platform into its Oracle Cerner EHR to provide clinicians with alerts on a patient’s genetics.

Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth continued efforts to implement Epic EHR across its system last year, and aims to finish the final two waves of go-lives in the first and third quarters of 2023.