Category: EHRs

Health systems in New York and California are seeking EHR talent with a posted salary of more than $100,000.

Kurt DelBene, CIO of the Department of Veterans Affairs, said despite the troubles the department has had with its $16 billion Oracle Cerner EHR rollout, he is still “cautiously optimistic” about it, FedScoop reported Aug. 25. 

Epic Systems has integrated two-way patient texting, which allows hospitals and health systems using its software to offer patients mobile messaging that can send them alerts about appointments, prescriptions and billing. 

Epic plans to release a new online app gallery in the coming weeks.

Epic’s voice assistant feature, Hey Epic!, improved Epic user’s experience more than other EHR upgrades, according to a KLAS report.

EHR vendor NextGen Healthcare is reportedly looking at selling the company, Reuters reported Aug. 23. 

EHR giant Epic is searching for a network engineer to join its Madison, Wis.-based campus.

Epic Systems founder and CEO Judy Faulkner told audiences at the company’s annual Users Group Meeting that the healthcare industry is adrift at sea because of challenges like provider burnout, staffing shortages, and provider and customer satisfaction,…

Epic is tapping into generative AI to roll out more tools to help hospitals and health systems save time on documentation, as well as coding and billing processes. 

Epic’s Cosmos clinical informatics database is allowing health systems and researchers to find insights on how to treat blood pressure and rare diseases and even identify victims of human trafficking, the Wisconsin State Journal reported Aug. 23.