Category: EHRs

Epic integrates AI tools for symptom assessment

Epic added digital health company Ada Health’s artificial intelligence tools to its App Orchard online marketplace. 

How an Arkansas university is training students, researchers to use Epic

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is using synthetic data to give researchers and students hands-on experience using the Epic EHR system without risking the privacy and welfare of actual patients. 

Oracle expects to extend Cerner tender offer for 2nd time

Oracle expects to extend its tender offer for its proposed acquisition of Cerner for a second time, the company said in a recent filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Epic, Cerner customer opinions vary on adapting to AI tools: survey

Epic and Cerner customers often turn to enterprise vendors for EHR-based artificial intelligence tools, but many also use the vendors’ prebuilt tools, according to a KLAS report released March 10. KLAS surveyed 33 organizations that use Epic and 18 tha…

How Athenahealth transformed customer feedback into EHR improvements

Athenahealth added new features to its suite of electronic health records, medical billing and patient engagement initiatives based on customer feedback.

VA EHR glitch caused hospital and associated clinics to stop taking patients

A glitch related to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Cerner EHR forced a medical center, associated clinics and a healthcare system to halt operations, The Wall Street Journal reported March 8.

Epic launches software geared toward independent physicians

Epic released a new shared environment software service that will give small and independent physician groups access to Epic electronic health records.

HHS working with health systems to launch single patient login for health portals

HHS is working with healthcare organizations to roll out a single login for patients to access their medical records across multiple systems, Politico reported March 8.

15 hospitals, health systems seeking Allscripts, Epic, Cerner Meditech talent

Four of the top vendors hospitals and health systems use for their Medicare EHR incentive programs are Allscripts, Epic, Cerner and Meditech, according to ONC data.

What Cerner’s CEO envisions for EHRs 10 years from now

Healthcare would benefit from more exploration of the vast amounts of EHR data available to clinicians and researchers, Cerner CEO David Feinberg, MD, wrote in a March 7 company blog post.