From releasing its AI validation suite to detailing plans to launch a new personalized care data tool this summer, here are 10 updates on Epic's operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker's in May:

Smaller healthcare organizations don’t always have access to the same advanced digital tools as larger organizations do. Even when under the umbrella of a huge healthcare system, small hospitals won’t necessarily share EHRs, virtual environments, or other key technologies with the bigger facilities in the system.

Oracle Health, the EHR vendor formerly known as Cerner, had a busy May, with new contracts and technology rollouts. Here are seven headlines from the past month.

EHR vendor Epic Systems released its new AI Trust and Assurance Suite May 21, a spokesperson for the company confirmed to Becker's. 

Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System has launched Epic, its new EHR system, with the first wave of users. 

SynKloud Technologies, which filed a lawsuit against Epic Systems in January over patent infringement, has agreed to end the legal dispute with the EHR vendor. 

Meditech's EHR market share from 2021 to 2023 has stayed the same, remaining at 16%. 

Thousands of health IT leaders gathered at Epic's Wisconsin headquarters recently to discuss how to use technology to meet the demand for patient volume, attract and retain clinicians, and streamline reimbursements.

Oracle Health's market share went from 25% in 2021 to 23.4% in 2023.

Epic's market share has increased from 31% in 2021 to 39.1% in 2023.

Epic was the only EHR vendor to experience a net market share increase in 2023, according to a May 17 KLAS Research report.

Epic makes sure its product names have a "feeling" and require some thought for people to deduce the meaning, according to founder and CEO Judy Faulkner.

On May 14, leaders from both the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs committees jointly introduced a legislative package that includes additional scrutiny of the VA's Oracle Health EHR rollout, Nextgov reported May 15.

In 2024, Meditech continues to expand its partnerships with hospitals and health systems and is enhancing its Expanse EHR system with AI capabilities.

Epic plans to launch a new personalized care data tool this summer, according to Wis Business News.

Three senators are urging the Department of Veterans Affairs to prioritize stronger accountability standards in their ongoing contract negotiations with Oracle Health.

Four EHR companies were named winners of 2024 MedTech Breakthrough Awards.

Health systems that have recently moved from an Oracle Health EHR system to an Epic version say they made the move due to Epic's tools and its ability to exchange information easier, Bloomberg reported May 9. 

After Oracle acquired Cerner for $28.4 billion in June 2022, the company lost at least a dozen of the EHR vendor's large clients, Bloomberg reported May 9.

In today's healthcare landscape, organizations face resource constraints, budget challenges, and the rising threat of cyberattacks – and together, these issues have a negative synergy that makes them even more worrying.