Category: EHRs

Veteran sues VA, Oracle Health over late cancer diagnosis

A U.S. Army veteran filed a lawsuit seeking an undisclosed amount of damages from Oracle Health and the federal governments, alleging that the Department of Veterans Affairs’ troubled rollout of the Oracle Health EHR system led to a delay in his cancer…

20% of seriously ill patients incorrectly listed as alive in EHRs

Approximately 20% of individuals listed as alive with a severe illness in their medical records were, in reality, deceased, according to findings published Dec. 4 in JAMA Internal Medicine. 

Epic dives into patient experience

Epic Systems is integrating patients’ experience data into its EHR. 

Epic accelerates AI adoption in 2023

Leaders at Epic have long been interested in artificial intelligence, but 2023 was the year that the EHR giant really looked into connecting both generative AI and ambient voice listening technology into its workflows.

Epic's revenue by year

Epic will earn an estimated $4.6 billion in revenue in 2023, Forbes reported.

Shuttered North Carolina hospital provides digital record to former patients

Former patients at Martin General Hospital, a 49-bed facility in Wilamston, N.C., that closed and filed for bankruptcy in August, will now have access to digital copies of their healthcare records, local news outlet WNCT reported Nov. 29.

Healthcare payment models are evolving: 5 key capabilities providers need to ace the shift to value-based care

While traditional fee-for-service reimbursement models still reign supreme, more healthcare organizations are adopting value-based care (VBC) models.

8 hospitals switching to Meditech in 2023

So far in 2023, Becker’s has reported on hospitals in Texas, Vermont, Ohio, Nebraska, Illinois, New Jersey and Minnesota switching to Meditech.

Georgia health system implements Meditech

Savannah, Ga.-based St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System has brought the Meditech Expanse EHR system to 100 primary care and specialty physicians.

Minnesota health system selects Meditech

Glenwood, Minn.-based Glacial Ridge Health System selected Meditech as its new EHR platform.