Oracle Cerner gained 22 hospitals within its network last year but lost thousands of hospital beds as legacy clients transitioned out.
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The question Judy Faulkner asks new Epic employees
At a five-hour introductory meeting with new staffers, Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner asks them: “Why do you come to work?” she wrote in a June 5 blog post.
State Department looks to get new EHR on heels of Northwell partnership
After partnering with New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health to provide telehealth services for its diplomats, the U.S. State Department is now looking to install a new EHR system, Washington Technology reported June 2.
9 health systems on Epic's noncompete list
Former Epic employees are barred from working for organizations with ties to the EHR vendor for a year or two after leaving the company, Isthmus reported
Employee inappropriately accessed EHRs at MUSC Health
An employee from MUSC Health Lancaster (S.C.) Medical Center inappropriately accessed electronic health records of about 1,800 patients between Oct. 6, 2022, and April 11, 2023.
Former employees say Epic's noncompetes suppress wages, stifle innovation
Some former Epic employees say the EHR vendor’s noncompete agreements have held them back from advancing their careers and stifled innovation in the Madison, Wis., area, Isthmus reported June 1.
America's richest self-made women: Where Epic's Judy Faulkner ranks
With a net worth of $7.4 billion, Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner ranked third on Forbes’ June 1 list of the richest American self-made women.
Florida bans offshore storage of EHRs
The Florida legislature passed an update to the Florida Electronic Health Records Exchange Act banning healthcare organizations using certified health record technology from storing EHR data outside the continental U.S., its territories and Canada, The…
Ohio hospital goes live with Meditech
The Bellevue (Ohio) Hospital went live with its new EHR system, Meditech Expanse, on June 1.
5 health systems launching new telehealth services
As the digitization of healthcare accelerates, more health systems are taking advantage of telehealth tools to provide care at a patient’s convenience.
