Category: EHRs

Epic installed at nearly 900 Pacific Dental practices

One of the largest dental service organizations in the U.S. partnered with Epic to install EHR across almost 900 dental practices in its network.

Nearly 500 EHR disruptions since 2020: VA details frustration with Oracle Cerner

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has had 498 disruptions to its EHR since Oracle Cerner began installing the new system in the fall of 2020, FedScoop reported recently.

What 4 health systems are paying for EHR installs

Here is how much four health systems are expected to pay for the cost of purchasing and installing a new electronic health record system:

Health informatics chief Dr. Peter Winkelstein says EHR, patient data exchange could work like smartphone apps

The seamless sharing of patient data has long been a goal of many in healthcare. Just ask Peter Winkelstein, MD.

Epic’s director of health policy departs

Alya Sulaiman, corporate counsel and director of health policy and regulatory affairs for Epic Systems, left the company to join healthcare law firm McDermott Will & Emery. 

What Cerner pays its top IT professionals

Cerner pays senior software engineers $76,000 to $122,000 per year based on experience and other factors, according to Payscale.com.

What Epic pays its top IT professionals

Epic pays software developers $77,000 to $140,000 per year based on experience and other factors, according to Payscale.com.

Pennsylvania hospital eyes $2.3M Meditech install

Warren (Pa.) General Hospital is looking to install Meditech’s EHR system, which is expected to cost $2.3 million, Times Observer reported Aug. 17. 

Connecticut ditches $20M health information exchange software

The state of Connecticut has discarded a computer program it spent $20 million building for its health information exchange, the Connecticut Mirror reported Aug. 14.

Oracle Cerner expands relationships with 161 clients

Oracle Cerner added and expanded relationships with more than 161 clients from April to June 2022.