Category: EHRs

Where Cerner is partnering in 2023

From teaming up with Zoom to integrate telehealth capabilities into its EHR software to partnering with the FDA to develop AI tools that can extract clinical notes from EHRs, here is the latest in Cerner partnerships in 2023: 

Study: EHRs take away from human needs like relationship building

EHRs erode the well-being of healthcare teams, taking away from their human needs such as developing relationships and building trust, a study in JAMA Network Open found.

Oregon VA system to reset Cerner EHR

VA Roseburg (Ore.) Health Care System is one of the few VA medical facilities to go live with the Cerner EHR system, but due to its ongoing troubles, it will reset the system to fix its issues, The News-Review reported May 12. 

EHR vendor NextGen hit with 7 data breach lawsuits

NextGen Healthcare, a provider of EHR software, is facing seven lawsuits after a March data breach compromised the protected health information of more than 1 million patients, Bloomberg Law reported May 12. 

Indiana health system adds e-check-in tool to Epic

Mishawaka, Ind.-based Franciscan Health has added electronic check-in options to its Epic EHR system.

Community Health Access Network taps new EHR partner

Newmarket, N.H.-based Community Health Access Network, a network that delivers training and assistance to 250 providers across New Hampshire, Vermont and Texas, is tapping athenaOne as its new EHR partner.

VA pharmacists say Cerner EHR system increases manual workload

The Department of Veterans Affairs and Oracle executives testified before Congress on May 9 about the ongoing issues associated with the pharmacy functions of its Cerner EHR system that contributed to the death of a veteran in Ohio, The Spokesman Revie…

5 EHR do's and don'ts for residents: AMA

EHRs are ubiquitous in healthcare and present a great way for resident physicians to free up time to spend at the patient bedside, the American Medical Association wrote May 9.

Vets call for end to Cerner rollout at Washington VA hospital

Veterans Charlie Bourg and Charlie Monroe are continuing a yearslong protest against the Cerner EHR system at Spokane, Wa.-based Mann-Grandstaff Veterans Medical Center, The Spokesman Review reported May 9.

5 hospitals and health systems choosing Epic EHRs

Below are five hospitals and health systems that launched a new Epic EHR system or announced plans to do so since March 28: