Littleton (N.H.) Regional Healthcare went live with Oracle Cerner’s Community Works EHR system on Oct. 3.
Category: EHRs
Nebraska hospital transitioning to Meditech EHR
Box Butte General Hospital in Alliance, Neb., recently completed a Meditech mock live drill as it transitions to the EHR vendor.
Louisiana medical assistant pleads guilty to using EHR to obtain controlled substances
A former medical assistant at Mansfield, La.-based Desoto Regional Health System has pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining substances from the health system, The Shreveport Times reported Oct. 7.
VA’s Oracle Cerner pharmacy module hit with outage
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ Oracle Cerner EHR pharmacy services experienced an outage on Oct. 6, FedScoop reported Oct. 7.
Aspen Valley Hospital goes live with $16M Epic system
Aspen (Colo.) Valley Hospital went live with its $16 million Epic EHR installation on Oct. 1, according to Oct. 10 reporting in Aspen Daily News.
Meditech creates two new workspaces for third-party developers
Meditech has expanded its Greenfield workspace to include two new collaborative environments that help third-party developers and customers test innovations within their EHRs.
Epic overhauls sepsis algorithm
Epic has made changes to its sepsis prediction model in a bid to improve its accuracy and make its alerts more meaningful to clinicians.
Louisiana hospital to spend $41K to upgrade its Oracle Cerner EHR
Winnsboro, La.-based Franklin Medical Center will receive $41,640 to upgrade its Oracle Cerner EHR system, The Franklin Sun reported Oct. 5.
How hospital CIOs, IT leaders prepared for the new information-blocking rule
A new rule went into effect Oct. 6 that allows patients complete access to their electronic health records, without unreasonable delay or costs.
Methodist Health System extends contract with Oracle Cerner for 10 years
Omaha, Neb.-based Methodist Health System has extended its contract with EHR vendor Oracle Cerner for another 10 years.
