When a hospital’s EHR went down recently, staff communicated with patients and one another more and cut down on unnecessary tests and documentation, a medical resident wrote in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Category: EHRs
Oracle Health workforce steadily decreases
Since acquiring EHR vendor Cerner, Oracle Health’s local workforce has decreased, the Kansas City Business Journal reported April 30.
2 WVU Medicine hospitals move to Epic
South Charleston, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals went live with an Epic EHR system on May 1.
Why Epic trimmed its noncompete list
Epic says it winnowed its noncompete list to a “few dozen” health IT companies after leadership realized how large the index had grown.
Oracle Health in the last 30 days
Oracle Health had a busy April, with its parent company revealing relocation plans and its intentions to surpass Epic. Here are 10 times Becker’s reported on the EHR company formerly known as Cerner in the past month.
VA still committed to Oracle Health EHR rollout
The Department of Veterans Affairs is still committed to its Oracle Health EHR rollout despite the need for additional improvements, The Spokesman-Review reported April 29.
RWJBarnabas Health goes live with Epic Hyperdrive
West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health went live on Epic Hyperdrive.
Why Ascension partners with Oracle
St. Louis-based Ascension is working with Oracle to build a technology platform to manage capacity, workforce issues and supply chain all in one place, the Nashville Business Journal reported.
How the FTC's noncompete ban could affect Epic
The Federal Trade Commission’s recent noncompete ban could affect the nation’s largest EHR vendor, Wisconsin Public Radio reported.
12 Epic updates in April
From detailing plans to release AI validation software to expanding its payer platform, here are 12 updates on Epic’s operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker’sin April:
