Biobeat, a wearable remote patient monitoring company, completed its integration with Epic, as it looks to expand into the U.S. healthcare market.
Category: Health IT
What health systems think of Epic, Cerner
Epic Systems received 88.7 out of 100 on overall performance in a report on customer perceptions from KLAS Research, while Cerner received a 67.6.
Illinois hospital receives $1M grant for EHR install
Jacksonville (Ill.) Memorial Hospital is receiving a $1 million grant to install an EHR system, My Journal Courier reported Aug. 2.
How UNC Health's Epic chatbot pilot will inform the way AI is used in EHRs
UNC Health has been piloting Epic’s artificial intelligence tool that drafts clinician responses to patients’ questions and comments for over a month, and the health system’s team traveled to Epic’s headquarters to discuss strategies for phase two of t…
Kaiser, CommonSpirit cut 7K+ metric tons of carbon with telehealth: Report
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente and Chicago-based CommonSpirit are cutting their carbon footprint by thousands of metric tons per year through increased adoption of telehealth and virtual care, The Wall Street Journal reported Aug. 2.
Sutter Health joins Epic, Microsoft GPT-4 pilot
Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health is piloting Epic and Microsoft’s generative artificial intelligence tool that automatically drafts message responses.
Missouri hospital to rebrand, transition to Epic
Cape Girardeau, Mo.-based SoutheastHealth will be renamed and transition to an Epic EHR system as it enters into an affiliation with St. Louis-based Mercy, Southeast Missourian reported Aug. 2.
House passes $1.9B in funding for Cerner EHR install at VA
The House passed appropriations legislation that would give the VA $1.9 billion for its Cerner EHR modernization program if it is signed into law, FedScoop reported Aug. 1.
5 federal telehealth actions in 2023
Here is a list of five federal developments related to telehealth since the start of 2023, according to a July 31 report from jdsupra.com:
VUMC clinicians appointed to Epic board
Twelve faculty members from Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center have been appointed to serve two-year terms on specialty steering boards for EHR vendor Epic Systems.
