One of most exciting aspects of the HITECH Act is that it’s supposed to encourage portability of medical information across EHR software, hospitals, clinics and even state lines. Unfortunately, we’re ...

As electronic health records get broader adoption, smaller health systems are realizing that the big, one-size-fits-all approach offered by the likes of Epic and Cerner may not be appropriate for them ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. Several top lawmakers on the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee voiced their concerns on Tuesday about the amount of money spent to ...

Electronic health record (EHR) systems centralize and streamline patient data, much like customer relationship management (CRM) systems organize customer data for small businesses. EHR platforms ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The deployment of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ new multibillion-dollar Oracle-Cerner Millennium electronic health record system ...

Electronic health records (EHRs) play a crucial role in both clinical care and financial management in healthcare today. As hospitals and health systems face rising costs and persistent labor ...

Epic added a total of 176 facilities and 29,399 beds in 2024, while Oracle lost 74 sites and 17,232 beds during the same period, the report said. For the first time ever, Oracle declined to share a ...

Against the backdrop of the pandemic, the preferences and expectations of healthcare consumers have changed significantly over the last two years. One of the most profound changes taking place is that ...

"EHRs by their nature are designed to protect and keep patient data private and confidential," says Doug Cusick, CEO of TransformativeMed. Editor’s note: The following Q&A resulted from a conversation ...

While the shift to electronic health records (EHR) in the medical profession was supposed to improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare for doctors and patients alike, many physicians have given ...

Epic Systems, the biggest electronic health records (EHR) vendor, notched its largest ever net gain in hospital market share on record in 2024, widening its lead over rival Oracle, according to a ...