Small, rural and safety-net hospitals across the U.S. are receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal funding and community grants to purchase, upgrade and install EHRs.
Category: Health IT
Tackling the nurse staffing crisis with virtual care models: best practices from Corewell Health and AvaSure
Because of nursing shortages, many health systems and hospitals are looking at virtual care models to reduce the strain on frontline caregivers.
Meditech adds 9 health systems to cloud-based platform
Meditech has added nine health systems to its cloud-based platform.
Despite learning curve, Epic implementation goes smoothly at Wyoming hospital
Cody (Wyo.) Regional Health faced some workflow issues during the first week of its Epic EHR implementation but says its overall rollout of the new system has been successful, Cody Enterprise reported Nov. 2.
What changes Oracle has made to Cerner since its acquisition
Since Oracle completed its $28.4 billion acquisition of Cerner in June, the tech giant has made multiple changes to Cerner’s leadership and operations.
The evolving role of physicians in health care
Health care has changed dramatically in the last decades, from the introduction of electronic medical records to the COVID-19 pandemic serving as a catalyst for telehealth and virtual care options to the increased familiarity with digital therapeutics,…
Louisiana health systems to share an Epic EHR
Baton Rouge, La.-based Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center and Zachary, La.-based Lane Regional Medical Center have entered into a formal agreement to share an Epic EHR system.
Ohio health system goes live with Epic
Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health partnered with IT consultancy Brightwork Health to implement Epic’s EHR system.
Oracle Cerner to close 2 Kansas City-area campuses
EHR vendor Oracle Cerner plans to close two Kansas City, Mo.-area campuses, KSHB reported Oct. 31.
Cancer Treatment Centers of America switching EHR from Allscripts to Epic
Cancer Treatment Centers of America is transitioning its EHR from Allscripts to Epic following its acquisition in February by Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope.
