Category: EHRs

Oracle Health in the last 30 days

Here is how Oracle Health, the EHR vendor formerly known as Cerner, started off 2024, according to seven Becker’s stories.

Iowa hospital resolves dispute with EHR vendor

Mercy Iowa City (Iowa) has reached an agreement with EMR software company Altera Digital Health that will terminate an agreement that was previously established in March 2021.

Epic in the last 30 days

From a patent infringement lawsuit to the launch of a new app platform, here are five updates on Epic’s operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker’s Hospital Review in January: 

CIOs zero in on EHR optimization

CIOs are conducting multifaceted strategies to ensure that their EHR systems not only meet current needs but also evolve to address future healthcare demands and technological advancements.

Why Judy Faulkner bought a fire truck

When Epic was building its new campus in Verona, Wis., it learned its underground parking lots were too short to fit local fire trucks. So the EHR vendor bought its own.

Epic accused of patent infringement

EHR vendor Epic Systems is facing a patent infringement lawsuit over its patient portal software MyChart. 

Epic makes AI-powered clinical documentation widely available

Epic has made an AI-powered system that automates clinical documentation during patient and physician encounters widely available. 

University Hospitals projects $100M+ annual benefit from EHR install

Cleveland-based University Hospitals installed Epic EHR last year, a $400 million investment that consolidated 15 systems into a single integrated platform.

UCLA, UC Irvine team up for surgical data repository

UCLA and UC Irvine worked together to develop a repository of de-identified EHR data and high-fidelity physiological waveform data based on more than 83,000 surgeries with the goal of improving patient outcomes.

MultiCare Yakima EHR to cost $50M

After Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System acquired Yakima (Wash.) Valley Memorial Hospital, Yakima is set to get a new EHR system, Apple Valley News Now reported Jan. 16.