A Kansas hospital recently acquired by St. Louis-based Mercy plans to switch to Epic for its EHR, according to the Catholic Diocese of Wichita (Kan.).
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Judge allows ransomware lawsuit against EHR vendor to proceed
A federal judge has allowed parts of a proposed class-action lawsuit against an EHR vendor involving a 2023 ransomware attack to proceed.
Telltale hearts: Navigating modern medicine’s human element
An excerpt from Telltale Hearts: A Public Health Doctor, His Patients, and the Power of Story. The potential advances that AI will bring to medicine boggle the mind and portend massive changes, the likes of which we have not experienced since the adven…
A look at Epic's partnerships
From teaming up with Mayo Clinic to committing to the Biden administration’s cancer efforts, here is a look at where EHR giant Epic is extending its partnerships in 2024:
8 Oracle Health updates in July
EHR vendor Oracle Health, formerly known as Cerner, had a busy July with a plan to eliminate clicks and the continuation of a big health system partnership. Here are eight updates from the month.
10 top challenges when switching EHRs
Managing employees’ expectations is key when switching to a new EHR, but healthcare organizations have to understand the obstacles that lie ahead, the American Medical Association reported.
AI in health care: Improve outcomes with effective prompt engineering [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! We are joined by Fady Chamoun, an internal medicine physician, to explore the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in health care. We delve into the ar…
6 Epic updates in July
From collaborating with Mayo Clinic on a generative AI tool for nurses to having the largest hospital EHR market share in the world, here are six updates on Epic’s operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker’s Hospital Review in J…
Why the VA's Oracle Health EHR rollout may require lots of new staff
Lawmakers are concerned that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Oracle Health EHR rollout could require the government to hire many additional staffers, Military.com reported.
Epic's data fight spotlights privacy, access concerns
A dispute involving EHR vendor Epic Systems has ignited concerns about the security of medical information in the healthcare industry, Politico reported July 25.
