EHR vendor Epic’s sepsis prediction model was found to be more accurate than other models at higher threshold prediction, but was found to have missed a higher share of true cases and was less timely than other existing sepsis tools, an Aug. 25 study p…
The Sunrise EHR from Altera Digital Health was named the top EHR for community hospitals by Black Book Research.
From deepening its relationship with Microsoft and Nuance to releasing a new online app gallery, here are seven updates on Epic’s operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker’s Hospital Review in August:
El Centro Regional Medical Center will use $3.5 million of its $28 million loan from California to install a Cerner EHR.
About 89 percent of telehealth visits nationally do not require an in-person follow-up visit for the same clinical reason within one week, according to an Aug. 20 study from Trilliant health.
Health systems in New York and California are seeking EHR talent with a posted salary of more than $100,000.
Kurt DelBene, CIO of the Department of Veterans Affairs, said despite the troubles the department has had with its $16 billion Oracle Cerner EHR rollout, he is still “cautiously optimistic” about it, FedScoop reported Aug. 25.
Epic Systems has integrated two-way patient texting, which allows hospitals and health systems using its software to offer patients mobile messaging that can send them alerts about appointments, prescriptions and billing.
A new study revealed that 94.6 percent of hospitals across the country use telemedicine, often to combat staffing shortage issues.
Epic plans to release a new online app gallery in the coming weeks.
