Category: EHRs

High Point selects Epic for dental service

Pacific Dental Services and High Point (N.C.) University are partnerting to expand the use of the Epic EHR system to the university’s dental school and associated dental practices.

Rural hospitals lagging behind larger systems in interoperability, ONC finds

Health system interoperability is seeing improvement, as 88 percent of organizations report that they are involved in an EHR data exchange, according to a January report from ONC. 

Hospitals, health systems implementing new EHR systems

Here are hospitals and health systems that have implemented new EHR systems or announced plans to do so since Dec. 30:

How hospitals can better collect social determinants data in EHRs

More than 7 in 10 healthcare organizations use EHRs to collect information on social determinants of health, but more standardization is needed to fully realize the potential of this data collection, according to a February report from the American Hea…

Why Trinity invested big in an Epic-powered platform

Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health made a huge investment in a platform dubbed TogetherCare, powered by Epic, and for good reason.

VA delays Oracle Cerner EHR rollout at Michigan facility

The Department of Veterans Affairs is delaying the Oracle Cerner EHR rollout at the VA Ann Arbor (Mich.) Healthcare System until late 2023 or early 2024, FedScoop reported Feb. 16. 

Harris Health System extends Epic EHR to 10,000 inmates at Houston jail

Bellaire, Texas-based Harris Health System has extended its Epic EHR to the roughly 10,000 inmates in Houston’s Harris County Jail.

New partnerships for Epic, Oracle Cerner, Meditech

Electronic health record vendors Epic, Oracle Cerner and Meditech are adding new partnerships and entering into new agreements with Big Tech companies and startups to upgrade their offerings for healthcare organizations.

12 health systems seeking EHR talent

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 12 hospitals and health systems that have posted job listings seeking EHR and IT expertise…

Oracle Cerner's $250M EHR deal with Kuwait cleared by State Department

EHR giant Oracle Cerner is continuing its expansion into the Middle East, as the U.S. State Department cleared a $250 million sale of health IT services to Kuwait’s Military Medical Command, GovConWire reported Feb. 15.