Category: Health IT

Emory brings Epic to Apple

Starting March 7, clinicians will have access to Epic for the first time on the Mac App Store.

WellSpan adds AI tool to Epic EHR

York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health is embedding an AI tool from Nuance, a Microsoft company, into its Epic EHR system with the aim of automating clinical documentation. 

Patients pay $25 per email with providers on average

The average cost per email for patients to message their provider was $39, according to data compiled and reported by Peterson-Kaiser Family Foundation.

Epic, Oracle commit to Biden's cancer care EHR initiative

Epic, Oracle, Meditech and CVS are among the organizations committing to the Biden administration’s “Enhancing Oncology Model,” which is a part of the larger Cancer Moonshot initiative.  

'We won't sell our software to you': Why Judy Faulkner favors an all-in-1 EHR

Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner isn’t afraid to tell customers no.

CommonSpirit Utah facilities move to Epic

CommonSpirit Health has transitioned 45 outpatient departments across five hospital markets in Utah to an Epic EHR system. 

Statistical Models vs. Front-Line Workers: Who Knows Best How to Spend Opioid Settlement Cash?

A mathematical model designed to direct spending of opioid settlement funds is at the center of a debate over whether to invest in technology to guide long-term decisions or focus on the immediate needs of people in addiction.

Christus installs Epic at 6 hospitals

Irving, Texas-based Christus Health has installed an Epic EHR system at six hospitals. 

Telemedicine’s impact on lifespan and cancer eradication

Forty years ago when I first started in medicine, there were no CT scans or MRIs. In the next forty years, I foresee cancer as an illness of the past, and life expectancy will be over one hundred years old. Scientific advancements will push medicine ah…

Why Michigan Medicine moved Epic out of the data center

Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine is elevating its healthcare operations by transitioning its Epic EHR system to the cloud, TechnologyMagazine.com reported March 1.