The ongoing legal conflict between Epic Systems, a leading EHR provider, and Particle Health, a health data exchange startup, has unfolded over several key events:
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Mississippi hospital to adopt unified EHR system
Starkville, Miss.-based OCH Regional Medical Center is set to launch a new EHR system on Jan. 27, replacing multiple existing platforms with a unified one developed by Cerner.
Why Saint Luke's plans to expand hospital at home
Kansas City, Mo.-based Saint Luke’s Health System plans to grow its hospital-at-home program, already one of the biggest in the country, once more payers get on board with the care model, a leader told Becker’s.
Telehealth use rises nationally: Report
Telehealth utilization grew across most U.S. regions in October 2024, with the Midwest as the sole exception, according to FAIR Health’s monthly telehealth regional tracker.
CommonSpirit moving 'fast and aggressively' toward single EHR: CEO
When Wright Lassiter III took over as CommonSpirit CEO in 2022 — three years after the merger between Englewood, Colo.-based Catholic Health Initiatives and San Francisco-based Dignity Health was completed — one of his key goals was to unify the health…
Top 10 EHR implementation challenges
Implementations remain one of the weakest aspects of the EHR experience, with customer satisfaction dropping significantly since 2022, KLAS Research reported.
'Definitions matter': Cleveland Clinic's approach to hospital at home
Cleveland Clinic has grown its hospital-at-home program by “demonstrating value to patients and gaining adoption from brick-and-mortar caregivers,” a leader told Becker’s.
New California Laws Target Medical Debt, AI Care Decisions, Detention Centers
California has a few major changes coming to its health policy landscape in 2025. New laws that took effect Jan. 1 ban medical debt from credit reports, allow public health inspections of private immigration detention centers, and ban toxic chemicals in makeup.
When Judy Faulkner met KLAS
In 1999, Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner got a call from Kent Gale from KLAS after the EHR vendor came in first in the health IT researcher’s survey of healthcare organizations, she recalled in a January blog post.
From Epic to a health system: Inside a leader's EHR implementation
Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare recently appointed a former Epic executive to oversee its transition to the EHR vendor.
