Category: EHRs

Minnesota hospital transitions clinics to Epic

Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health is transitioning its Mid Dakota Clinics in Bismarck, N.D., to an Epic EHR system. 

Oracle moves healthcare conference due to 'huge interest'

Oracle is moving the date and location of its upcoming healthcare conference because of “huge interest,” the Nashville (Tenn.) Business Journal reported.

The 'Epic effect': How the EHR vendor shapes Wisconsin's politics

Epic’s huge expansion in recent years could shift the 2024 presidential election, Bloomberg reported Jan. 12

Missouri hospital restores EHR system after cybersecurity incident

Liberty (Mo.) Hospital has restored access to its EHR at its hospital and clinics after a cybersecurity incident disrupted the system. 

AMA recommends more talking, fewer EHR messages

The American Medical Association has a simple solution for reducing the deluge of EHR messages: Talk to your colleagues more.

Epic-developed scribe aims to reduce documentation time

DeepScribe, an AI-based documentation tool, announced that it is more fully integrated into Epic’s interface.

More health systems bill for MyChart

More health systems are billing for MyChart messages, even as the claims volume for those digital encounters has ebbed and flowed, according to a Jan. 10 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Oracle maintains 'BBB' rating post-Cerner acquisition

Fitch Ratings upheld the long-term issuer default rating and unsecured debt of Oracle at “BBB.”

HHS' 7-figure penalties spark concerns from healthcare groups

The HHS wants to hit hospitals with penalties if they don’t share data with patients, but groups representing hospitals and providers say these penalties, which could reach up to seven figures, are too steep, Politico reported June 9. 

Why Judy Faulkner has dressed up as a hippie, the Scarecrow at Epic meetings

Epic has themes — such as “Star Wars” or “Indiana Jones” — at its annual User Group Meetings to liven up what could otherwise be a tedious topic.