Category: Health IT

Avera Health to shift to Epic

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Health is moving to an Epic EHR system. 

Rescue From Above: How Drones May Narrow Emergency Response Times

Public safety and health care organizations are using drones to speed up lifesaving treatment during medical emergencies in which every second counts.

Global IT outage disrupts Epic EHR access

Technical issues due to the global IT outage affecting cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike are affecting how hospitals and health systems access their Epic EHRs. 

Epic's revenue over the past 5 years

Epic’s revenue increased to $4.9 billion in 2023, a company spokesperson told Becker’s.

Epic's dominance in 12 numbers

Here are 12 numbers that display Epic’s dominance in the EHR market.

Oracle Heath's EHR mission: 'Get rid of the clicks'

Oracle Health plans to go beyond just reducing the number of clicks in the EHR, General Manager Seema Verma wrote July 16 on LinkedIn.

HealthSherpa and Insurers Team Up To Curb Unauthorized ACA Enrollment Schemes

The initiative targets the biggest incentive driving fraudulent sign-ups and plan switches: the commissions that rogue agents or large call centers seek.

AI on par with humans in drafting MyChart messages, study finds

Artificial intelligence drafted patient portal messages of similar quality to those written by human clinicians, according to a new study by New York City-based NYU Langone Health.

AtlantiCare embarks on Vision 2030 with Oracle Health

AtlantiCare and Oracle Health are teaming up for a six-year initiative dubbed “Vision 2030,” which includes embedding 20 new solutions and more than 60 capabilities across its organization.

4 hospitals opting for Meditech EHRs

Here are four hospitals, healthcare organizations and health systems opting for a Meditech EHR system in 2024, as reported by Becker’s: