Category: EHRs

Epic completes first EHR exchange of structured genomic data

EHR giant Epic completed the first EHR to EHR exchange of structured genomic data, according to Catherine Procknow, a senior software developer at Epic specializing in genomics, GenomeWeb reported June 28.

Epic's biggest moves in the first half of 2023

From partnering with Microsoft and Nuance to add GPT-4 powered clinical documentation to its software, to getting leading health systems and hospitals from across the U.S. to use its software to share health information with the Trusted Exchange Framew…

Regulations on EHR AI use could come later this year

HHS has proposed a rule that would require EHR systems using AI and algorithms to provide additional information to its users about how those technologies work, FedScoop reported June 28. 

$1.5B for Oracle, EHR market share, AI moves: Cerner in June

Here are 11 of the top headlines about EHR vendor Oracle Cerner from the past 30 days, as reported by Becker’s.

Clinical notes in a matter of seconds: Epic, Nuance take on clinicians' clerical duties

Epic Systems said its partnership with Nuance can create real-time notes from physician encounters with patients in a matter of seconds, CNBC reported June 27.  

How UCHealth uses Epic EHR to help patients lose weight

Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth integrated Pathweigh, a weight loss suggestion program, into its Epic EHR, North Forty News reported June 26.

18 hospitals opting for Epic in 2023

Epic Systems continues to be the leader in the EHR hospital market share, with 83 hospitals joining its network in 2022, according to research from KLAS. 

Illinois hospital launches EHR-integrated patient education

Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, a nonprofit acute-care hospital based in Mattoon, Ill., partnered with Sonifi Health, a patient engagement technology provider, to implement an interactive education platform in patient rooms with data from the Cerner …

4 community health systems opting for Oracle Cerner's EHR for smaller hospitals

Four community hospitals and health systems have recently adopted Oracle Health’s CommunityWorks, an EHR designed for smaller hospitals. 

VA pledges to provide more funding to prevent staff cuts due to Cerner EHR budget deficit

The Department of Veterans Affairs said it “will spare no expense” to prevent staff cuts at Spokane, Wash.-based Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center and Walla Walla, Wash.-based Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center, despite the budget defici…