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Following its acquisition of Ascension's Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan., St. Louis-based Mercy is rolling out a new electronic health record system at the facility.

The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center is planning to expand the use of an AI-powered clinical documentation tool to its emergency rooms and inpatient environments after seeing success with staff using the tool.

Twenty years after a government mandate for EHR interoperability, clinicians' needs still aren't being fully met by the technology, KLAS Research reported.

During a Sept. 10 hearing, lawmakers voiced strong criticism of the VA's rollout of its Oracle Health EHR system, with one member urging the department to abandon the project altogether, Nextgov reported.

Oracle Health stands apart from Epic, its main rival in the EHR market, because of its user interface, the company's leader said in an earnings call.

Kaiser Permanente, based in Oakland, Calif., and Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health have expanded their partnership through a long-term agreement in Colorado, which will provide both organizations with a fully integrated EHR system.

As the demand for interoperability persists, health systems nationwide are turning to the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement to set new standards for interconnectedness and quality of care.

Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health has entered into negotiations with Epic to switch to the EHR vendor.

At Atrium Health, based in Charlotte, N.C., the use of AI-powered clinical documentation tools is showing potential in reducing physician burnout and streamlining workflows.

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health estimates that its Epic EHR implementation will cost the health system $1.2 billion.

Epic is getting so big that the company needs to be cognizant of antitrust issues, experts told Isthmus for a Sept. 5 story.

Health systems are turning to data archiving solutions after retiring legacy EHRs, according to KLAS Research.

Health system executives told Becker's they're excited about Epic's continued development of artificial intelligence after attending the EHR vendor's biggest annual meeting.

Epic reported $4.9 billion revenue last year while expanding its market share, growing the Cosmos database and adding artificial intelligence-driven capabilities, according to CNBC.

An Illinois hospital plans to switch to an Epic EHR in about three weeks, Southern Illinois Now reported.

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Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare developed an Epic application that alerts clinicians when patients with sepsis might benefit from a different treatment.

Geisinger, based in Danville, Pa., has achieved a 40% reduction in the average length of emergency department provider notes by using tools within its Epic EHR system.

Vanderbilt Home Care, the home care division of Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center, successfully transitioned to Epic for its electronic health records in January, a strategic move to its outdated EHR system.