Category: EHRs

Nurses send the majority of EHR messages, while medical providers receive more of them than any other hospital workers, a study in JAMA Network Open found.

The typical health system uses 18 different EHR vendors across affiliated providers, yet these systems often lack seamless communication capabilities, leading to challenges, Lown Institute reported Jan. 2.  

EHR vendors Epic Systems, Oracle Health and Meditech are prioritizing the integration of artificial intelligence into their software in 2024 as they look to boost clinical efficiency for healthcare providers. 

Epic Systems is gearing up to unleash a wave of generative AI innovations in 2024, with more than 60 AI-related development projects in progress, a company spokesperson told Becker’s. 

The Department of Veterans Affairs said it is “committed to resuming the system rollout” of its Oracle Health EHR rollout, NextGov reported Dec. 28.

With some EHR installation costs climbing north of $500 million, a botched installation can seriously affect a health system’s bottom line.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente’s hospital at home program uses three different digital health platforms to manage patient care, document results and communicate with patients.

Hospitals and health systems continue to invest in EHR platforms as the technology becomes more sophisticated for more coordinated care.

In 2023, the Department of Veterans Affairs faced fierce criticism from clinicians, lawmakers and patients over its rollout of the Oracle Health EHR system. Despite the blowback, the agency is continuing to move forward with the system.

Aitkin, Minn.-based Riverwood Healthcare Center is planning to go live with an Epic EHR system in January, hospital CEO Ken Westwood wrote in aitkinage.com Dec. 22.