Category: EHRs

Cedars-Sinai, NYU and 7 other systems piloting Epic EHR tools

Here are nine hospitals and health systems that recently piloted Epic EHR tools to improve cancer care, identify human trafficking victims and more.

6 health systems pilot Epic EHR tool for better cancer treatment

Six health systems have used an electronic symptom management tool they designed in Epic to report cancer treatment and postoperative symptoms on more than 5,600 patients, EpicShare reported Feb. 7.

Epic named top EHR 12th straight year: Insights from 2022 ‘Best in KLAS’ rankings

Epic has nabbed the No. 1 spot on KLAS Research’s 2022 overall software suite rankings for the 12th consecutive year.

Oracle-Cerner deal undergoing antitrust review, lawsuits: 3 notes

Oracle’s proposed $28 billion deal to acquire Cerner is undergoing a federal review under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, according to a Feb. 4 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What does the Oracle-Cerner deal mean for patient data? 1 health tech exec chimes in

Patient and provider experience, interoperability and innovative data use should be top of mind for Cerner after their planned acquisition by Oracle was announced Dec. 20, according to one healthcare technology founder. 

15 hospitals, health systems seeking EHR talent

Allscripts, Cerner, Epic and Meditech, the four vendors hospitals use most for their Medicare EHR incentive programs, according to ONC data, are seeking talent.

Physicians unable to access patient data from VA’s EHR system

The Department of Veteran Affairs’ migrated data, transferred during the rollout of its new EHR, failed to meet physicians’ needs, FedScoop reported Feb. 1.

Game-changing EHR improvements at Intermountain, UCLA, and 6 other systems

As the clinician burnout crisis continues, it’s important that hospitals are doing all they can to optimize EHR workflows. Here, IT executives from eight health systems across the country share the EHR workflow improvements that have saved their clinic…

Cerner in the news: 7 January updates

From the largest deployment of EHRs to date, to information regarding its pending Oracle acquisition, here are seven updates on Cerner’s operations, partnerships and software products reported by Becker’s Hospital Review in January.

Cerner is top cloud computing-focused health tech company, filings suggest

Cerner was the company that referred to cloud computing in company filings the most among the 50 biggest employers in the medical devices industry between October 2020 and September 2021, according to a report published Jan. 31 by Medical Device Network.