As the U.S. health system transitions to value-based care, there is a need for more longitudinal and patient-centric records that can be updated in real time, according to a March 2 health IT report from market researcher PitchBook.

EHR giant Epic is looking to add 1,700 jobs as it expands its workforce by 10 percent in 2023, the company is building two of its new 'wizard' buildings for the new staff in Verona, Wis., the Wisconsin State Journal reported March 3.

Medtech software company Implicity launched a new Smart on Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources app to improve Epic workflows.

Department of Veterans Affairs Deputy Secretary Donald Remy, who oversaw the organization's Oracle Cerner EHR rollout, is stepping down, FedScoop reported March 1. 

Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., said that the Department of Veterans Affairs Oracle Cerner EHR rollout "continues to burn money and disrupt care," Nextgov reported March 1. 

Shelbyville, Ind.-based Major Health Partners went live with Meditech's new Expanse Patient Care tool.

Epic, Oracle Cerner and other EHR vendors have asked HHS to extend the public comment period for a new rule to streamline the electronic transmission of prior authorizations.

A software error caused Veradigm, the EHR vendor formerly known as Allscripts, to overstate its revenue by about $20 million over the past six quarters, the company said.

EHR company eClinicalWorks has ensured it is fully functional with Google Chrome.

As a rapidly growing part of healthcare, remote patient monitoring presents a business opportunity for EHR vendors. Some of them are responding by adding features for patients to be cared for from home.

Epic Systems has partnered with consumer experience company Press Ganey to integrate patient experience data into MyChart. 

EHR vendor Meditech will lead a presentation on how it embedded Google Health's search and summarization capabilities into clinician workflows at the HIMSS 2023 conference in April. 

From signing 32 community hospital contracts to winning a federal patent infringement lawsuit, here are 11 times Becker's reported on EHR vendor Oracle Cerner in the past month.

UC San Diego Health said conversations are underway between regional municipal and health leaders to decide if, in the long-term, that local health systems in Imperial Valley, Calif., could create one health system that coordinates care and possibly shares an EHR system.

Hospitals and health systems shouldn't "nickel and dime" patients by charging for MyChart messages as it could discourage them from seeking care, the co-directors of the Center for Patient Partnerships wrote in the Wisconsin State Journal.

New York City-based NYU Langone Health is implementing language interpretation company Voyce's app into its Epic EHR system.

Here are the top five EHR vendors for integrated practice management for health systems, as ranked by Black Book Research.

The Sequoia Project, an EHR interoperability project that counts Epic and the American Medical Association among its founding members, has named a health IT leader from Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care to its board.

Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health has robust data sharing and collection to address social determinants of health in the communities it serves, ONC said in a new report.

EHR vendor Epic's headquarters in Verona, Wis., is complete with castles, wizards and dragons, WIProud reported.