Even as the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs transitions to a new Oracle Cerner EHR, it is moving its legacy system, VistA, to the cloud, ensuring it will be around for a while, Federal News Network reported.
Category: Health IT
'They serve 9K meals a day': How Epic feeds its employees
How does Epic feed 13,000 employees at its Wisconsin campus? With a lot of meat, that’s how.
VA says its addressed usability issues with its Oracle Cerner system
The Department of Veterans Affairs said it has updated its Oracle Cerner EHR system and has fixed some of its usability issues, according to a statement from the VA published March 21 by NBC Right Now, which is based in Yakima, Wash.
Epic integrates new genetic testing tool into EHR
EHR giant Epic is partnering with medical genetics company Invitae to make genetic test results available through Aura, Epic’s specialty diagnostics suite.
End of Covid Emergency Will Usher in Changes Across the US Health System
The May 11 expiration of the federal government’s pandemic emergency declaration will affect patient care across a broad range of settings, including telemedicine, hospitals, and nursing homes.
How customers perceive Oracle Cerner
Large health systems are more likely to say they don’t have an optimistic view of Oracle Cerner, with reasons including delays in its revenue cycle product and staffing issues, a March 21 KLAS Research report found.
The rise of generative AI in health care: Here’s what you need to know
It has been an exciting several weeks for AI enthusiasts worldwide, particularly those in health care. OpenAI recently released GPT-4, a major upgrade over ChatGPT. Microsoft updated Bing search engine and Office365 business applications Word, Powerpoi…
Why Epic EHR customers are leaning toward Microsoft for the cloud
Health systems are considering moving their Epic EHRs to the public cloud to cut capital costs and boost system reliability, a March 21 KLAS Research report found.
3 health systems switching to Epic EHRs
Below are three health systems that launched a new Epic EHR system or announced plans to do so since March 6:
Mental Health Care by Video Fills Gaps in Rural Nursing Homes
In-person mental health care is hard to arrange in rural nursing homes, so video chats with faraway professionals are filling the gap.
