Category: EHRs

Meditech partners with 2 UK health system trusts to build joint EHR system

East Cheshire NHS Trust and Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, part of the United Kingdom’s National Health Service, will use Meditech Expanse to create a joint EHR system. 

13 times Oracle Cerner was in the news lately

The big news for Cerner in the last month was its acquisition by tech company Oracle for $28.4 billion June 8. But the EHR vendor has otherwise been busy.

Athenahealth, Nuance create AI-based EHR documentation tool

Athenahealth has launched a virtual voice assistant that helps clinicians document patient visits within its EHR system. 

Medical scribes, EHR templates boost efficiency, satisfaction and care quality, report says 

Medical scribes and EHR templates come out on top when compared to other EHR interface technologies and solutions, according to a June 25 paper published in Cureus.

What Epic has done since Oracle bought Cerner

Oracle’s $28.4 billion deal to buy Cerner and plans for a nationwide healthcare database have captured the attention of health IT executives since the deal was announced in December. But Epic, which has the largest hospital EHR market share, has also b…

Epic, Cerner dive further into precision medicine with new partnerships

Epic and Cerner have inked two new partnerships to make genetic testing, precision medicine and genomic testing more easily accessible for patients.

New digital front door app added to Epic’s MyChart

Tech company Healthcare Triangle launched a digital front door mobile app June 23 linked to Epic’s EHR.

150th Encompass hospital installs Oracle Cerner

Integrated healthcare company Encompass Health launched its 150th post-acute inpatient rehabilitation hospital linked to the Oracle Cerner EHR on June 20.

Epic will join health data interoperability task force

Epic plans to join the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement, a new health information exchange network that aims to improve health data interoperability across the U.S.

Piedmont launches Epic EHR system at 5 hospitals

Atlanta-based Piedmont has launched Epic’s EHR system at five of its newest hospitals.