Category: EHRs

Oracle Cerner, Labcorp partner to manage hospital labs in 10 states

Oracle Cerner has partnered with life sciences company Labcorp to manage hospital-based laboratories in 10 states. 

Iowa health system goes live with Meditech EHR

Floyd County Medical Center went live with the Meditech Expanse EHR system on Nov. 1. 

Having one EHR vendor is best for patient care, study finds

Using a single EHR vendor is optimal for patient care, a study by researchers at the University of Notre Dame and University of South Carolina found.

UConn Health rolls out Epic’s MyChart Beside

UConn Health is rolling out Epic’s MyChart Beside tool in hospital rooms in order to provide patients full access to their health information during their stay. 

HCA hospitals report Meditech downtime

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare’s Meditech EHR system went down, causing nationwide outages, ABC13 reported Nov. 9. 

Pennsylvania hospital selects Meditech Expanse for EHR

Warren (Pa.) General Hospital has selected Meditech Expanse to replace the hospital’s legacy Meditech EHR system and the various platforms used at outpatient clinics.

Oracle’s moves to pay off Cerner purchase loan not scaring off investors

Since Oracle agreed to buy Cerner in an acquisition worth $28.4 billion, it has made two moves to try to pay it off — selling bonds and increasing its term loan by $1.3 billion.

Two Michigan health systems to share Epic EHR

Mackinac Straits Health System and MidMichigan Health have signed an agreement to share an Epic EHR system. 

North Carolina hospital chooses Oracle Cerner for EHR

Elkin, N.C.-based Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital has selected Oracle Cerner for its EHR system, The Elkin Tribune reported Nov. 9.

Kansas health center goes live with Epic

Emporia, Kan.-based CareArc has gone live with an Epic EHR system.