Oracle Cerner, the nation’s second-largest EHR company by acute hospital share, had a busy past month signing hospitals and working on government contracts. Here are nine times Becker’s reported on the vendor in the last 30 days.
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NextGen lays off more workers after sale to private equity firm
EHR vendor NextGen Healthcare is conducting more layoffs in Pennsylvania and Maryland after laying off 84 St. Louis-area workers in November.
10 Epic updates in 30 days
From winning damages in an ongoing legal battle to inking additional hospital and health system EHR partnerships, here are 10 updates on Epic’s operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker’s in the past month:
20 hospitals selecting Oracle Health in 2023
Oracle Health has had a busy 2023 as it expanded its presence among smaller community hospitals and even cracked into the overseas markets.
Revolutionizing patient care: the convergence of AI and personalized medicine
In the dynamic realm of health care, two revolutionary forces are converging to redefine patient care: artificial intelligence (AI) and personalized medicine. This synergy transforms how we understand, diagnose, and treat diseases, tailoring health car…
Defense Department nears completion of EHR install
The Defense Department’s MHS Genesis EHR installation is “virtually complete” at military hospitals and clinics, GovCIO reported Nov. 21.
AMA: Stop CC'ing your colleagues on EHR messages
U.S. physicians get three times as many EHR messages as their counterparts in other countries but could cut back on them by not copying their colleagues on communications, the American Medical Association reported.
Florida hospital launches $29 virtual visits
Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health has introduced a telemedicine service utilizing asynchronous messaging, enabling patients to engage in real-time conversations with Lee Health physicians for a fee of $29 per visit.
How 1 health system plans to manage glut of electronic messages
Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Corewell Health currently offers patients complimentary communication via MyChart, stating that it won’t implement charges for messages, but will instead look at other avenues to manage the volume for its clinicians, Detroit F…
Michigan Medicine's approach to charging for MyChart messages
University of Michigan Health, based in Ann Arbor, has joined a number of large hospitals and health systems by charging patients for certain messages received through online patient portals, Detroit Free Presss reported Nov. 21.
