Category: Health IT

How MyMichigan Health fast-tracked its Epic rollout

MyMichigan Health successfully transitioned four newly acquired medical centers to an Epic EHR system in just six months—a process that typically takes a year.

Innovation or exploitation: the ethical challenges of AI in speech therapy

Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere. It’s in our phones, our search engines, and increasingly, in our health care systems. For speech-language pathologists (SLPs), AI holds the potential to be a powerful ally—offering tools to enhance pati…

4 hospital systems to implement cloud-native EHR

Four hospital systems are set to implement Altera Digital Health’s Paragon Denali, a cloud-native EHR system.

'Rock star' leaders: How IU Health is implementing Epic

Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health is gearing up for a successful Epic launch by bolstering leadership overseeing the EHR implementation, the health system’s IT chief told Becker’s.

CLEAR's airport-style ID verification coming to Epic

Epic is expanding its patient identity verification capabilities by integrating with CLEAR, a secure identity company, within its Epic Toolbox.

Why AI is the perfect neutral arbiter for health care claims

When Berkshire Hathaway executive Charlie Munger said, “Show me the incentives, and I’ll show you the outcome,” during a speech in 1995, he wasn’t talking about health care, but he might as well have been. Companies in any indus…

MyMichigan Medical Centers transition to Epic

MyMichigan Medical Centers in Saginaw, Standish and Tawas have received an EHR upgrade, Oscoda Press reported Feb. 4.

Top EHR-integrated AI vendors

Many health systems are choosing ambient AI solutions based on how well they integrate with their EHRs.

VA moves forward with $330M Oracle EHR rollout

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is moving forward with its long-delayed rollout of its Oracle Health EHR system, following a suspension that began in 2023 due to technical and operational concerns, The Register reported Feb. 6.

From $15M to $800M: The cost of EHR implementations at 3 hospitals

Here is how much three hospitals and health systems are expected to pay or have paid for the cost of purchasing, installing and upgrading a new or current electronic health record system: