Category: EHRs

Moving forward with a ‘strategic pause’: How RWJBarnabas scored a perfect 10 on its mid-pandemic EHR implementation

West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health recently received a Epic Gold Stars Level 10 recognition, placing the health system in the top 0.3 percent of all Epic users for its EHR implementation process. This was made possible because of Robert Adamson…

Oracle Cerner awarded $956M VA EHR modernization task order

Oracle Cerner has been awarded two task orders worth $956 million from the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue modernizing the VA’s EHR system, GovConWire reported Oct. 24.

Minnesota hospital spending $25M to switch to Epic

Fergus Falls, Minn.-based Lake Region Healthcare is spending $25 million to unify its three EHR systems with Epic. 

How the costs of an EHR install can add up, according to 3 health IT execs

Electronic health records have a multitude of benefits for health systems, such as interoperability, improving physician efficiency and easy access to patients’ medical history, but the cost of implementation is just one of the barriers of adoption for…

Meditech adds enhancements to its population health platform

EHR company Meditech is adding a population health management tool to its population health portfolio.

Oracle touts plans to modernize its EHR system

Oracle Cerner is adding new product offerings to its EHR system with the aim of working to modernize the electronic health record and build a more open and more connected cloud-enabled platform. 

Yale New Haven’s 3-hospital acquisition will improve medical record sharing

Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health signed an agreement to acquire three new Connecticut hospitals, which will improve EHR sharing for the health system, Yale Daily News reported Oct. 17. 

Why big health systems are moving to Epic

Two large health systems — Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare and Houston-based Memorial Hermann — recently switched their EHRs from Oracle Cerner to Epic, continuing a trend of bigger hospital groups moving to the Verona, Wis.-based software giant.

7 organizations that got USDA grants for EHR upgrades

The U.S. Department of Agriculture gave out grants Oct. 12 to four health systems and three other organizations to make EHR improvements as part of a $110 million spending package to boost rural healthcare.

RWJBarnabas boosts project productivity 43% with Epic implementation plan

West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health has received a perfect score from EHR vendor Epic for its EHR implementation project.