Category: EHRs

Epic failed to convince the U.S. Supreme Court to consider reversing a U.S. Court of Appeals decision to trim its punitive damages from $420 million to $280 million in its lawsuit against Mumbai, India-based Tata Consultancy Services.

Cerner and the Department of Veterans Affairs will investigate what caused the software glitch that took down computers at the medical center and its associated clinics earlier this month, FedScoop reported March 21.

The Defense Department’s Cerner EHR system is live at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, according to the Defense Visual Information Service. 

A U.S. senator from Washington state is demanding the VA pause the upcoming EHR rollout at a Walla Walla medical center following the release of three reports that highlighted safety concerns in Spokane. 

Below are five organizations that announced plans to implement an EHR or deployed a new EHR since Jan. 26.

Emporia, Kan.-based Newman Regional Health will extend its Meditech EHR system to a nearby critical access hospital.

Oracle announced its agreement to acquire Cerner in December, but the deal has yet to officially close as pending shareholder and regulatory approval continues to halt the deal.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has selected Laurel Bridge Software to support its transition to the Cerner EHR, the imaging software company said March 15.

Cerner is integrating Nuance’s Dragon Ambient eXperience into its Millennium EHR, the companies announced March 16 at the HIMSS Global Health Conference and Exhibition.

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare on March 14 became the first organization in the world to achieve triple stage 7 under the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society’s new requirements.