Category: EHRs

Oracle’s Cerner acquisition sparks downgrade warnings from S&P, Fitch and Moody’s

Three major U.S. ratings agencies may downgrade Oracle’s investment-grade ratings if the software giant increases debt to finance its $28 billion acquisition of Cerner, Bloomberg reported Dec. 21. 

Supreme Court to review implications of Epic workplace arbitration case 

The U.S. Supreme Court has granted a request for it to review a labor violations lawsuit that seeks to understand the effects of a 2018 workplace arbitration case involving Verona, Wis.-based EHR vendor Epic, according to recent court documents. 

What the Oracle-Cerner deal could mean for EHR interoperability: 7 insights

Oracle’s $28.3 billion acquisition of Cerner could pave the way to reduce patient data silos and interoperability challenges among hospitals and health systems, some analysts predict, according to a Dec. 21 report in The Wall Street Journal. 

Oracle-Cerner deal success will rely on data interoperability, cloud-1st strategy, Forrester analyst says 

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Oracle to acquire Cerner for $28B: 8 things to know

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Oracle nears deal to buy Cerner for $30B 

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

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​​Epic adds location services with new MapQuest integration 

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Cerner shakes up C-suite in 2021: New CEO, 1st health chief & 15 more exec moves 

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EHR market dominance increases patient data-sharing among hospitals, study finds 

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