Category: Health IT

Illinois hospital gets big grant for Epic EHR

McLeansboro, Ill.-based Hamilton Memorial Hospital has received a $895,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help fund its Epic EHR system, WSIL reported June 7. 

NorthShore launches virtual at-home care

Evanston, Ill.-based NorthShore-Edward-Elmhurst Health is launching virtual cardiac at-home care through a partnership with Motiv.

Meditech lost 2,056 beds in 12 months

Meditech lost six hospitals from its network last year and 2,056 hospital beds.

California health system switches to Cerner EHR

Seneca Healthcare District, based in Chester, Calif., implemented its new EHR system from Cerner on June 5, replacing its outdated system. 

California health system switches to Cerner EHR

Seneca Healthcare District, based in Chester, Calif., implemented its new EHR system from Cerner on June 5, replacing its outdated system. 

How Epic, Cerner + 2 other EHR vendors are using AI

Hospitals are unleashing the power of artificial intelligence and EHR vendors are taking note, with many of them integrating AI algorithms into their workflows.

Oracle Cerner gained 22 hospitals, lost 4,658 beds in 12 months

Oracle Cerner gained 22 hospitals within its network last year but lost thousands of hospital beds as legacy clients transitioned out.

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