Oakland, Md.-based Garrett Regional Medical Center went live with its new patient portal, MyWVUChart, on July 1 as it completed its full integration with Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Health System.  

University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center will begin charging patients for some messages sent through MyChart starting July 17, the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reported July 11. 

Kaid Health's natural language processing model was successful in identifying prolonged opioid usage three months after orthopedic surgery, according to a study published July 6 in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine.

Here are the hospitals and health systems that have implemented new EHR systems or announced plans to do so since June 12:

Epic has a two-hour meeting with its 13,000 employees from across the globe on the third Monday of each month, founder and CEO Judy Faulkner wrote July 10.

So far in 2023, hospitals in Massachusetts and West Virginia have spent more than $50 million on new EHRs.

Even though clinicians are penning longer notes, they spend 11 percent less time writing them, Epic Research found.

Vandalia Health, based in Charleston, W.Va., has extended its EHR contract with Oracle Cerner, signing a 10-year agreement. 

Epic is planning a sixth campus for its Wisconsin headquarters, Wisconsin State Journal reported July 7.

On July 6, Rochester, N.Y.-based UR Medicine said it plans to merge with Geneva, N.Y.-based Finger Lakes Health on Aug. 1, which will require Finger Lakes to move onto new EHR systems, RochesterBeacon reported.

A growing number of health systems are starting to charge patients for asking for their physicians' advice through online patient portals, such as MyChart. Here are some hospitals and health systems partaking in the trend:

IT leaders at Houston-based Texas Children's told Becker's that they wish their EHR had more automation abilities to freely schedule appointments and capture patient data.

From teaming up with Microsoft to integrate generative AI into its EHR software to expanding its partnership with clinical documentation software company Nuance, here is a look at where EHR giant Epic is extending its partnerships in 2023: 

New Orleans-based Ochsner Health is partnering with digital health company Junum to integrate its malnutrition clinical support tool within its Epic EHR.

Demorest, Ga.-based Habersham Medical Center is switching over to Epic as it is taken over by Gainesville, Ga.-based Northeast Georgia Health System, Atlanta Business Chronicle reported July 5.

Here are six hospitals and health systems switching to a Meditech EHR system in 2023, as reported by Becker's since Jan. 20:

Health IT executives told Becker's that what they want from their EHR is less time in the EHR.

Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare is deploying virtual support services within its Epic EHR through a partnership with professional resourcing company Experis.

New York City-based NYU Langone's Perlmutter Cancer Center is aiming to eliminate disparities in LGBT healthcare by collecting information on patient sexual orientation and gender identity in its Epic EHR.

Albany Med Health System said its Epic EHR rollout will launch in two waves, with Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center rolling it out in March 2024 and Hudson, N.Y.-based Columbia Memorial Health, Glens Falls (N.Y.) Hospital, and Saratoga Springs, N.Y.-based Saratoga Hospital rolling out the EHR system in September 2024.