Category: EHRs

Patients pay $25 per email with providers on average

The average cost per email for patients to message their provider was $39, according to data compiled and reported by Peterson-Kaiser Family Foundation.

Epic, Oracle commit to Biden's cancer care EHR initiative

Epic, Oracle, Meditech and CVS are among the organizations committing to the Biden administration’s “Enhancing Oncology Model,” which is a part of the larger Cancer Moonshot initiative.  

'We won't sell our software to you': Why Judy Faulkner favors an all-in-1 EHR

Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner isn’t afraid to tell customers no.

CommonSpirit Utah facilities move to Epic

CommonSpirit Health has transitioned 45 outpatient departments across five hospital markets in Utah to an Epic EHR system. 

Christus installs Epic at 6 hospitals

Irving, Texas-based Christus Health has installed an Epic EHR system at six hospitals. 

Why Michigan Medicine moved Epic out of the data center

Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine is elevating its healthcare operations by transitioning its Epic EHR system to the cloud, TechnologyMagazine.com reported March 1. 

Oracle Health in the last 30 days

Here are 14 times Becker’s reported on Oracle Health, the EHR vendor formerly known as Cerner, in the past month.

Surge of EHR messages a good thing, researchers say

Researchers say the increase in secure messaging among healthcare providers could be a good thing, allowing them to trace EHR “breadcrumbs” to improve both care and communication, the American Medical Association reported.

Epic install affects NCH Healthcare's operating performance

Naples, Fla.-based NCH Healthcare System’s operating performance weakened mainly because of challenges with labor, rising prices, longer hospital stays and the introduction of a new EHR system, according to a Feb. 28 Fitch report. 

Where Epic ranks in home health, per KLAS

Epic secured the title of Best in KLAS for health system-owned home health agencies in 2024, according to a Feb. 27 report from KLAS.