Four community hospitals and health systems have recently adopted Oracle Health’s CommunityWorks, an EHR designed for smaller hospitals.
Category: Health IT
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…
Where 3 health systems are rolling out virtual nursing
Hospitals and health systems are increasingly turning to virtual nursing as a way to combat the nursing workforce shortage. Here are three hospitals and health systems who have expanded their virtual nursing throughout their organizations and across st…
9 health systems switching to Oracle Cerner in 2023
From partnering with hospitals in Dubai and Nova Scotia, EHR giant Oracle Cerner has had a busy 2023 so far.
Epic, Nuance to bring GPT-4-powered documentation to EHRs
Epic Systems is partnering with Nuance, a clinical documentation software company owned by Microsoft, to integrate GPT-4-powered clinical documentation technology into the company’s EHR software.
The DEA Relaxed Online Prescribing Rules During Covid. Now It Wants to Rein Them In.
Supporters say the proposed rules would balance the goals of increasing access to health care and helping prevent medication misuse. Opponents say the rules would make it difficult for some patients — especially those in rural areas — to get care.
Kansas City-area health IT company snaps up 40 former Oracle Cerner employees
A health IT company in the Kansas City, Mo., area has scooped up dozens of former Oracle Cerner employees after the EHR vendor’s recent layoffs, Kansas City Business Journal reported June 26.
Oracle Health leads in global EHR market share
Oracle Health was the leader in global EHR market share, according to the KLAS Global EMR Market Share report.
Epic in the last 30 days
From putting hospitals and health systems on its noncompete list to having Beacon be listed as one of the best oncology EHRs, here are five updates on Epic’s operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker’s Hospital Review in June:
Why telehealth was a boon for 5-year-old Boston Children's patient
Telehealth has helped transform care for Boston Children’s Hospital patients who no longer have to endure the stress of traveling for every appointment. Just ask 5-year-old Weston Mahady.
