Category: EHRs

Nebraska hospital goes live with Meditech

Alliance, Neb.-based Box Butte General Hospital went live with its new Meditech EHR system on May 1, Alliance-Times Herald reported May 17.

Nebraska hospital goes live with Meditech

Alliance, Neb.-based Box Butte General Hospital went live with its new Meditech EHR system on May 1, Alliance-Times Herald reported May 17.

VA's new contract puts the heat on Oracle Cerner

The Department of Veterans Affair has renegotiated its $10 billion contract with Oracle, which dramatically increases the company’s accountability for the troubled VA Cerner EHR system. 

HCA Healthcare seeks clinical talent for Meditech EHR implementation

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare is seeking out clinical informatics experts that can help install the health system’s new Meditech Expanse EHR system. 

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: 

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.