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.

EHR giant Epic completed the first EHR to EHR exchange of structured genomic data, according to Catherine Procknow, a senior software developer at Epic specializing in genomics, GenomeWeb reported June 28.

From partnering with Microsoft and Nuance to add GPT-4 powered clinical documentation to its software, to getting leading health systems and hospitals from across the U.S. to use its software to share health information with the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement, here are seven of Epic Systems' biggest moves this year:

HHS has proposed a rule that would require EHR systems using AI and algorithms to provide additional information to its users about how those technologies work, FedScoop reported June 28. 

Here are 11 of the top headlines about EHR vendor Oracle Cerner from the past 30 days, as reported by Becker's.

Epic Systems said its partnership with Nuance can create real-time notes from physician encounters with patients in a matter of seconds, CNBC reported June 27.  

Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth integrated Pathweigh, a weight loss suggestion program, into its Epic EHR, North Forty News reported June 26.

Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, a nonprofit acute-care hospital based in Mattoon, Ill., partnered with Sonifi Health, a patient engagement technology provider, to implement an interactive education platform in patient rooms with data from the Cerner EHR system.

Four community hospitals and health systems have recently adopted Oracle Health's CommunityWorks, an EHR designed for smaller hospitals. 

The Department of Veterans Affairs said it "will spare no expense" to prevent staff cuts at Spokane, Wash.-based Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center and Walla Walla, Wash.-based Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center, despite the budget deficit it is facing due in large part to its Cerner EHR system, The Spokesman-Review reported June 26. 

From partnering with hospitals in Dubai and Nova Scotia, EHR giant Oracle Cerner has had a busy 2023 so far.

Epic Systems is partnering with Nuance, a clinical documentation software company owned by Microsoft, to integrate GPT-4-powered clinical documentation technology into the company's EHR software. 

A health IT company in the Kansas City, Mo., area has hired dozens of former Oracle Cerner employees after the EHR vendor's recent layoffs, Kansas City Business Journal reported June 26.

Oracle Health was the leader in global EHR market share, according to the KLAS Global EMR Market Share report.

From putting hospitals and health systems on its noncompete list to having Beacon be listed as one of the best oncology EHRs, here are five updates on Epic's operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker's Hospital Review in June:

Oracle Cerner said it plans to grow its workforce in Kansas City, Mo., after asking for potential tax breaks at its campus there, Kansas City Business Journal reported June 22.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs expects Oracle Cerner to deliver on its $10 billion EHR contract despite layoffs reportedly tied to the program, NextGov/FCW reported June 22.

Recently, health systems have boosted their Epic EHRs by adding a suite of new tools, including biometric authentication tools and online scheduling.

EHR vendor Oracle Cerner has conducted its third round of layoffs as part of Oracle's new restructuring plan that aims to save the company $927 million by the end of fiscal 2023.