Category: EHRs

Even though clinicians are penning longer notes, they spend 11 percent less time writing them, Epic Research found.

Vandalia Health, based in Charleston, W.Va., has extended its EHR contract with Oracle Cerner, signing a 10-year agreement. 

Epic is planning a sixth campus for its Wisconsin headquarters, Wisconsin State Journal reported July 7.

On July 6, Rochester, N.Y.-based UR Medicine said it plans to merge with Geneva, N.Y.-based Finger Lakes Health on Aug. 1, which will require Finger Lakes to move onto new EHR systems, RochesterBeacon reported.

A growing number of health systems are starting to charge patients for asking for their physicians’ advice through online patient portals, such as MyChart. Here are some hospitals and health systems partaking in the trend:

IT leaders at Houston-based Texas Children’s told Becker’s that they wish their EHR had more automation abilities to freely schedule appointments and capture patient data.

From teaming up with Microsoft to integrate generative AI into its EHR software to expanding its partnership with clinical documentation software company Nuance, here is a look at where EHR giant Epic is extending its partnerships in 2023: 

New Orleans-based Ochsner Health is partnering with digital health company Junum to integrate its malnutrition clinical support tool within its Epic EHR.

Demorest, Ga.-based Habersham Medical Center is switching over to Epic as it is taken over by Gainesville, Ga.-based Northeast Georgia Health System, Atlanta Business Chronicle reported July 5.

Here are six hospitals and health systems switching to a Meditech EHR system in 2023, as reported by Becker’s since Jan. 20: