Providence, R.I.-based Lifespan Health CFO Peter Markell said that the health system is working to get Coastal Medical, a practice it acquired, onto Epic, Providence Business Journal reported Sept. 8.

Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health saw MyChart messages increase 10 percent faster than the volume of patient visits, which prompted the health system to enact changes to cut down on the incoming volume. 

EHR vendors have been attracting the interest of tech giants and other non-healthcare companies as they look to enter the healthcare technology sector. 

Davis, Calif.-based CommuniCare Health Centers received $1.5 million in federal funds to install Epic across its eight locations, Sacramento Business Journal reported Sept. 7.

The Thrive EHR from Evident was named the top EHR for small hospitals by Black Book Research.

Healthcare IT leaders have told Becker's that artificial intelligence will only work if it is completely integrated within the EHR; Cerner and Epic have looked to deepen their AI reach. 

Leaders from Pittsburgh-based UPMC told Becker's it plans to transition to Epic because the EHR can position the health system for advances in digital health and artificial intelligence.

Some former Canton, Mass.-based Meditech employees have migrated from the EHR vendor to CIO roles in nearby health systems.

Private equity group Thoma Bravo has entered into an agreement to acquire EHR vendor NextGen Healthcare for about $1.61 billion in cash, MarketWatch reported Sept. 6.

Oracle Cerner has been gaining smaller hospital clients, with some smaller hospitals in Alaska and California paying under $10 million to install the EHR software.

From deepening its integration of Microsoft's generative AI tools into its ecosystem to rolling out a new online app gallery, here are 14 of Epic Systems' biggest moves this year:

Private equity firm Thoma Bravo is in advanced talks to buy EHR vendor NextGen Healthcare, Bloomberg reported Sept. 5.

Pittsburgh-based UPMC will be transferring 6 million patient records from nine EHRs to Epic Systems, a task that will involve 600 information technology technicians and as many as 1,200 physicians, nurses, pharmacists and other clinicians, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Sept. 5. 

Here are 10 times Becker's reported on EHR vendor Oracle Cerner in the past month.

Scottsbluff, Neb.-based Regional West Health Services is facing revenue pressure related to its 2018 Cerner EHR implementation, but Fitch Ratings says this is normal during an EHR install, Star Herald reported Aug. 30. 

Omaha-based Nebraska Medicine will begin charging patients for MyChart messages that require more than 5 minutes of a provider's time starting Sept. 12, KETV Omaha reported Aug. 29. 

Bethany (Okla.) Children's Health Center, a 160-bed pediatric hospital, selected Meditech Expanse as its EHR vendor.

EHR vendor Epic's sepsis prediction model was found to be more accurate than other models at higher threshold prediction, but was found to have missed a higher share of true cases and was less timely than other existing sepsis tools, an Aug. 25 study published in JAMA found. 

The Sunrise EHR from Altera Digital Health was named the top EHR for community hospitals by Black Book Research.

From deepening its relationship with Microsoft and Nuance to releasing a new online app gallery, here are seven updates on Epic's operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker's Hospital Review in August: