Category: Health IT

The future of clinical trials: Are we ready?

Clinical trials have traditionally served as the cornerstone of medical advancements, yet the industry is now undergoing an unprecedented transformation. Innovations in artificial intelligence (AI), decentralized trial designs, and evolving regulatory …

Intermountain Health to consolidate 8 EHR systems

Intermountain Health’s top IT priorities for 2025 include consolidating eight EHR systems into a single Epic instance, transitioning to a unified Workday system by early 2026, and advancing AI initiatives, according to its new chief digital and informa…

McLaren expands specialty telehealth in outpatient care

McLaren Health Care’s Detroit-based primary care practice group is expanding its pilot that provides specialty care via telehealth.

Epic, Meditech, Oracle Health advance interoperability efforts

Epic, Meditech and Oracle Health are accelerating efforts to improve interoperability, aiming to enhance data sharing and connectivity across the healthcare industry.

VA to expand Oracle EHR rollout to 9 more sites

The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to expand its deployment of its Oracle EHR system to nine additional medical facilities, bringing the total number of sites scheduled to go live in 2026 to 13.

'We can't afford not to do this': Why an Illinois health system is moving to Epic

Quincy, Ill.-based Blessing Health System is set to undergo an 18-month EHR project, moving from its current system to Epic—a move its chief medical officer said the organization “can’t afford not to do.”

VA Oracle Health EHR outage affects 6 medical centers

The Spokane (Wash.) VA Medical Center experienced an outage of its Oracle Health EHR system on March 4, prompting an investigation into the cause of the disruption, KHQ reported.

Health systems building Epic tools

As health systems seek to optimize their EHR, many are developing their own tools within their Epic systems to meet specific needs.

How to combat the rise of health care ransomware [PODCAST]

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Health care executive Cecil Pineda discusses his article, “Under siege: the escalating ransomware crisis in health care,” examining the alarming rise in cybera…

Oracle Health expands AI clinical assistant to 30+ specialties

Oracle Health has expanded its AI-powered, multimodal voice- and screen-driven assistant, Oracle Health Clinical AI Agent, to more specialties.