Lewes, Del.-based Beebe Healthcare is moving to an Epic EHR system, Coastal Point reported July 9. 

Portland, Ore.-based nonprofit digital healthcare innovation group OCHIN, Inc. said 10 healthcare organizations began using its OCHIN Epic EHR in the second quarter of 2024.

UPMC announced in September 2023 the system would transition its nine separate EHRs into one instance of Epic, a gigantic project involving more than 600 IT technicians and 1,200 clinical leaders to transfer 6 million patient records.

Hot Springs, Va.-based Bath Community Hospital will switch to a Meditech EHR system on July 15. 

Mergers are providing hospitals with access to new and advanced EHR systems.

Nordic, an EHR consulting firm, informed the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services of a workforce reduction.

Epic has the largest hospital EHR market share in the world after adding big contracts in Canada and Australia last year, according to KLAS Research's Global (Non-US) EHR Market Share 2024 report, released July 8.

On July 1, MultiCare implemented fees for MyChart messages, joining a growing number of health systems aiming to manage the increasing volume of patient communications.

Health systems spend millions of dollars in EHRs and applications to leverage the platform's full potential. As companies add artificial intelligence, ambient listening and more, what will EHRs be able to do a decade from today?

Technology advances at a breakneck pace these days, and small IT teams with limited resources often scramble to keep their tech secure and useful to clinicians. And that can be a problem, since technology only streamlines and optimizes patient care if it can be successfully deployed.

Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System is seeing early successes with its Epic EHR investment.

Gritman Medical Center in Moscow, Idaho, installed Epic EHR.

Epic and Oracle Health made waves in the first half of 2024 by incorporating artificial intelligence further into their offerings and forging strategic partnerships with healthcare organizations and industry alike.

Wenatchee, Wash.-based Confluence Health has reduced EHR time for primary care physicians by 34 minutes per day by implementing both technological and cultural changes, according to an American Medical Association article.

Nurses play a crucial role in shaping the use of AI-powered patient communications at UW Health, Chero Goswami, chief information and digital officer at UW Health, told Becker's. 

New Brunswick, N.J.-based Saint Peter's Healthcare System plans to move to an Epic EHR following its merger with Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health System.

The largest trade groups for U.S. hospitals and physician practices both expressed disappointment in HHS' final rule on information-blocking penalties, saying they could harm both healthcare providers and patients.

Meditech has signed a deal to provide its Expanse EHR to seven Texas hospitals.

From building a digital payment platform with a health system to detailing plans to partnering with a genetic testing company, here are seven updates on Epic's operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker's in June:

Oracle introduced a new AI-powered clinical documentation tool designed for its ambulatory care customers.