Category: EHRs

How Cleveland Clinic uses Epic to prevent workplace violence

In a move to bolster patient safety and caregiver well-being, Cleveland Clinic has integrated a feature within its Epic EHR system aimed at preparing staff for encounters with patients presenting known risks. 

AI helping UC San Diego physicians draft more empathetic responses

UC San Diego Health has been piloting the use of generative artificial intelligence in its Epic EHR system to help draft responses to patient messages and found that the tool is assisting physicians in drafting more empathetic responses. 

Epic cracks down on startup

EHR vendor Epic Systems told customers in a notice that it is cutting off data access to a startup called Particle Health, alleging that the company has been misusing patient data, CNBC reported April 12.

VA aims to revive Oracle Health EHR rollout

The VA aims to resume its Oracle Health EHR rollout before the end of fiscal year 2025, after pausing the $16 billion initiative in 2023, Nextgov reported April 11. 

Less than 1% of Medicare patients billed for patient portal messages

Patient portal messages make up only a small percentage of the healthcare services patients get billed for, a new study found.

Judy Faulkner's financial philosophy

Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner is happy when her employees don’t know what EBIDTA stands for.

Memorial Hermann says physician altered patient records, closed 2 transplant programs as a result

Houston-based Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center told The New York Times J. Steve Bynon Jr., MD, a transplant surgeon and head of the system’s abdominal transplant program, admitted to altering patient records, which led to denied care and the recen…

Epic approved for 'otherworldly' expansion

A local planning commission has approved Epic’s plans for a headquarters expansion that will feature more fantasy-themed buildings, the Milwaukee Business Journal reported.

Illinois hospital moves to Meditech

Morris (Ill.) Hospital & Healthcare Centers moved from four disparate EHR systems to a Meditech Expanse EHR system. 

When Epic was the victim of industrial espionage

Epic was once the victim of industrial espionage but decided not to take the other company to court, founder and CEO Judy Faulkner wrote April 8.