Category: EHRs

Rhode Island health system to outsource some IT members amid Epic cloud migration

Providence, R.I.-based Care New England is collaborating with health IT provider Kyndryl to consolidate its EHR systems into Epic and move them onto Amazon Web Services’ cloud, as well as outsource some of its IT employees to the company. 

How an Indiana health system improved its Epic training performance

Mishawaka, Ind.-based Franciscan Health based its Epic EHR training on personalized tips and education practices to improve from the 59th to 98th percentile of Epic organizations for net EHR experience score.

7 hospitals and health systems selecting Oracle Cerner

Despite some health systems moving away from Oracle Cerner, the EHR vendor has recently picked up community hospital and behavioral health clients. 

Mayo Clinic to charge for MyChart messages

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic plans to charge patients up to $50 for patient portal messages to their providers, the Star Tribune reported Aug. 14.

Tennessee hospital switches to Oracle Health EHR

Nashville (Tenn.) General Hospital is implementing Oracle Health’s CommunityWorks EHR system. 

7 changes in the EHR market

The U.S. EHR market is constantly changing, due to such factors as health system consolidation and hospitals migrating from legacy EHRs.

A look at Epic, Microsoft's partnership

Epic Systems and Microsoft have had a long-standing partnership, but have since expanded their alliance as they look to develop and integrate generative AI into their products, as well as make Microsoft’s cloud platform compatible with running the larg…

How VUMC is giving its providers more control of their message baskets

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center has rolled out changes to its patient messaging as there has been an increase in messages sent through its patient portals to its providers. 

How Epic, Cerner, Meditech compare in overall performance

KLAS rated Epic Systems an “A,” Meditech a “B” and Cerner a “D+” in each vendor’s 2023 performance and market share overview.

9 facts that show Epic's dominance

Here are nine notes on Epic’s dominance in the U.S. EHR market: