Category: EHRs

VA hospital improves patient satisfaction amid Cerner rollout

Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center, a Spokane, Wash.-based VA hospital that has struggled with the rollout of its Cerner EHR, was recognized by the VA as making the biggest improvement in patient satisfaction among VA hospitals for the fiscal year endin…

Telemedicine tied to physician EHR burden: Study

Telemedicine is linked to increased physician EHR-related work, both within and beyond their regular working hours, an Oct. 30 study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found.

Cerner in the last 30 days

Oracle Cerner, the nation’s second-largest EHR vendor by hospital market share, continues to make headlines. Here are five Becker’s reported in the past month.

Allegheny Health streamlines EHR data entry

Inputting medical data into Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network’s EHR systems consumes a significant portion of its nurses’ working day, taking up half of their time, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Oct. 28. 

Is Cerner hurting Oracle stock?

Cerner may be dragging down Oracle’s stock price as the software incorporates the EHR vendor into its portfolio, Yahoo Finance reported.

5 hospitals using grants to install EHRs

Hospitals in Michigan, California, Illinois and Kansas are using government money and grants to help with the cost of installing a new EHR.

6 Epic updates in 30 days

From integrating more generative AI into its software to inking a partnership with a nursing school for EHR education, here are six updates on Epic’s operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker’s Hospital Review in the past month:

Michigan hospital says grant money will be used to pay for EHR

Three Rivers (Mich.) Health said it will use some of the grant money it received from the state to pay for its EHR system, Basin Republican Rustler reported Oct. 26.  

Health systems see EHR capabilities as digital tool chest

An increasing number of large hospitals and health systems have been making the transition to an Epic EHR system in 2023, with many IT leaders saying it can provide new opportunities to facilitate access and for advances in digital health and artificia…

Medical records on lockdown after Kansas hospital closure: Report

Patients are having difficulty accessing medical records from Herington (Kan.) Hospital, a 25-bed critical access hospital that closed Oct. 9, local news outlet KWCH reported Oct. 26.