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Category: Health IT
Oracle Health EHR turns VA medical centers 'upside down'
U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale of Montana, chair of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, said VA medical centers running on the Oracle Health EHR system have been turned “upside down.”
How much 4 health systems are paying for EHRs
Here is how much four 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:
How a health system removed 'pebbles in the shoe' from its EHR
One health system eased physician burnout by removing “pebbles in the shoe” from its EHR, the American Medical Association reported.
Virtual visits down at Kaiser Permanente
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente furnished tens of millions of virtual visits and online prescription orders in 2023, though patients’ use of those digital tools was down from previous years.
Why Trinity Health is spending $800M on Epic
Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health is nearly three-fourths of the way through an $800 million Epic rollout that is bringing the EHR to 101 hospitals.
HHS adds 2 networks to hospital data exchange
Two more health information networks have been added to a nationwide data exchange used by hospitals and health systems, HHS said Feb. 12.
Epic deepens ambient listening capabilities
Epic has embedded Abridge’s generative AI for clinical documentation within its standard workflows.
Top 10 'next-generation' EHRs
EHRs are increasingly incorporating artificial intelligence and cloud-based digital tools. But which ones are doing it best?
WellSpan taps virtual care company for primary care, behavioral health
York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health has tapped KeyCare, an Epic-based virtual care company, to help expand its virtual primary care and behavioral health services.
