Category: EHRs

In 2018, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs tapped Cerner to overhaul its EHR system. Recently, a series of slowdowns, legislative spats and open letters have again turned attention to the VA’s EHR overhaul process.

American University of Beirut Medical Center has become the first institution outside the U.S. to join EHR vendor Epic’s Cosmos network, according to a Lebanese government news release.

EHR vendor Epic is expanding its lab capabilities to allow hospitals to more easily communicate with outside labs and diagnostic companies, 360Dx reported.

Despite some initial reluctance, physicians have largely gotten used to a federal rule requiring them to share notes electronically with patients, several chief medical information officers told Becker’s.

Software giant Oracle is reorganizing its artificial intelligence and data business units under its cloud business as Executive Chair and Chief Technology Officer Larry Ellison turns his primary focus toward healthcare, Insider reported Feb. 7.

Rep. Mike Bost, the House Committee on Veterans Affairs chair, is “open to any idea that holds VA and Oracle Cerner accountable, but the time for half-measures and tinkering around the edges is over,” a spokesperson for the Illinois Republican told Fed…

Oracle Health Chair David Feinberg, MD, has been named to the board of Intus Care, which is developing a predictive analytics platform focused on geriatrics.

Epic was named the top overall health IT software suite for the 13th year in a row Feb. 8 in the 2023 Best in KLAS Awards.

Oracle Cerner has won a federal patent infringement lawsuit, and the company that sued the EHR vendor was ordered to pay its attorney fees totaling about $925,000.

An EHR from Oracle Cerner and other health IT vendors has been rolled out to 11 military treatment facilities.