Category: EHRs

In 2023, Becker’sreported on 18 hospitals and health systems looking to switch over to an Epic EHR system, and although installs are slated to take a couple of months, many organizations are making significant progress.

Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth, one of the nation’s largest health systems, recently completed its switch to an Epic EHR that cost hundreds of millions of dollars.

Judy Faulkner, CEO of Epic Systems, has met with health system executives from across the country since founding the company in 1979, pitching the company’s EHR and advising on technology trends.

Epic was named the top overall health IT software suite for the 14th year in a row in the 2024 Best in KLAS Awards, released Feb. 7.

Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System reached a significant achievement in its ongoing effort to consolidate various EHRs and billing platforms.

It’s hard to imagine a health system immediately ruling Epic out of contention, but early on the company faced an uphill battle to build its reputation in the industry.

Primary care physicians have become “increasingly tethered” to their patient portal inboxes in recent years, illustrating the need for health systems to solve EHR burnout, a new study found.

Epic may be the most ubiquitous EHR in the U.S. hospital industry. But that doesn’t mean all big health systems use it.

Oracle Health is laying off 124 individuals who were conducting health information technology operations for Springfield, Mo.-based CoxHealth, according to a WARN filing published Feb. 1. 

Since Oracle got into the EHR business with its acquisition of Cerner in 2022, it has made several leadership changes as to who will be overseeing its operations.