EHR vendors Epic Systems and Oracle Health are partnering with health systems on new IT initiatives.
Category: Health IT
Hospital lessens 'note bloat' with Epic platform
A California children’s hospital adopted a note-writing platform from Epic, helping reduce the length of clinical notes and saving providers time.
How a merger gave this hospital a 'pressing' EHR overhaul
Meridian, Miss.-based Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center has completed the installation of its new Epic EHR system.
The impact of MyChart billing at UCSF Health
San Francisco-based UCSF Health introduced billing for MyChart messages in November 2021, but did these fees actually reduce the volume of patient communications?
Judy Faulkner: Health IT is 'more complex than rocket science'
Health IT — well, it’s complicated.
Telehealth access for Medicare patients in limbo
It is anticipated that Congress will extend telehealth access rules for Medicare patients, though likely not until after the election. This delay could have significant repercussions, Politico reported Aug. 9.
How many hospitals use Epic's ambient technology?
More than 180 medical centers and hospitals have adopted ambient technology integrated with Epic Systems’ software, The Cap Times reported Aug. 9.
Meditech launches health exchange network
Meditech has launched a new nationwide health information exchange network for its U.S. customers base.
KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: The Walz Record
Vice President Kamala Harris this week officially became the Democratic nominee for president and named Minnesota governor and former U.S. congressman Tim Walz as her running mate. Meanwhile, a new study finds the number of abortions taking place since the overturn of “Roe v. Wade” continued to rise into early this year, despite the imposition of abortion bans around the country. Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call and Shefali Luthra of The 19th join KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more.
Adventist Health moves to Epic
Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health is moving to an Epic EHR system.
