Billings Clinic-Logan Health, based in Kalispell, Mont., will roll out an Oracle Health EHR system across all 30 of its hospitals.

Patients prefer EHR responses generated by artificial intelligence over answers from human clinicians, a new study found.

Lake Charles (La.) Memorial Health System's transition to Epic represents a $40 million investment over the next five years. 

Epic Founder and CEO Judy Faulkner signed a pledge to give away the majority of her money to charitable causes, Forbes reported Oct. 19.

As EHR vendors turn their focus to artificial intelligence, Oracle Health is using the technology "every step of the way," Nashville (Tenn.) Business Journal reported.

EHR vendor Epic Systems holds the largest market share for digital health records in hospitals.

Oracle has launched a new service designed to simplify the payment process for healthcare organizations and their patients. 

Watertown, S.D.-based Prairie Lakes Healthcare System has affiliated with Sanford Health to implement Epic as its new EHR system. 

Talihina, Okla.-based Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority is one of 19 new health systems switching to an Epic EHR.

In today’s healthcare environment, “downtime” is a dreaded word. Whether it’s due to an unexpected outage, a cyberattack or planned maintenance, any interruption in your health IT systems can severely impact hospital operations. For healthcare organizations, the stakes are high: the average cost of a one-hour EHR outage is approximately $1.7 million for a medium-sized hospital and for larger facilities that figure can jump to $3.2 million. Even more critical than the financial hit is the potential risk to patient safety. When systems are down, providers cannot access vital patient information, leading to delays in care, medication errors and increased workload as staff scramble to record notes manually—only to later input them into the system once it is back online.

International Annual Awards Program Honors Standout Digital Health & Medical Technology Products and Companies SAN DIEGO – May 9, 2024 – MedTech Breakthrough, an independent market intelligence organization that recognizes the top companies, technologies and products in the global digital health and medical technology market, today announced that CliniComp, the pioneer in high-performing, reliable electronic health record (EHR) solution suite, has been selected as winner of the “Best Electronic Health Record Service” award in the 8th annual MedTech Breakthrough Awards program, recognizing the breakthrough technology innovation of CliniComp’s System as a Service (SYaaS) unique and superior model.

Nurses at a large academic health system like using artificial intelligence-generated MyChart messages more than their peers do, a new study found.

For health systems, switching to a new EHR can cost as much as a new hospital.

Marc Gorelick, MD, has served as CEO of Minneapolis-based Children's Minnesota since December 2017. He told Becker's that as he approaches his eighth year at the helm, he is focused on various issues. These issues include the system's Epic conversion, which will begin in 2025 and finish in 2026, as well as increasing access.

Oracle Health launched a new cloud-based solution designed to streamline medical claims processing.

EHR vendor Meditech told Becker's it is working closely with Dallas-based Steward Health Care, the courts and new hospital owners to ensure the continuity of its EHR system at hospitals sold off by Steward.

At Roosevelt General Hospital (RGH), fiscal sustainability is a priority shared across departments. To support these efforts, the Portales, New Mexico facility regularly evaluates its processes to optimize benefits, seeks new revenue sources, reduces costs, and works with area legislators, along with collaboration with the New Mexico Hospital Association and New Mexico Rural Health Network, to ensure adequate funding for safety net hospitals. Additionally, the organization has introduced several successful initiatives that have also contributed to its improved financial health and supported staff retention.

CommonSpirit's South region, which reported $7.2 billion in revenue in fiscal 2024, will consolidate its EHR systems and transition to a single version of Epic, with the first "go-live" set for June 2025.

Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System has completed its Epic transition, moving the organization onto a single EHR and RCM system. 

Microsoft, Epic and health systems across the country are working to develop an AI solution that uses ambient technology to streamline nursing documentation.