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FL Health System Taps Epic Systems EHR to Drive Patient Care Access

by Sarai Rodriguez

The Florida-based NCH Healthcare System has announced it will transition away from its Cerner EHR and instead will move forward with an Epic Systems EHR implementation in an effort to drive...

Cerner Falls Short of VA EHR System ‘Uptime’ Obligation

by Hannah Nelson

Cerner has not kept the EHR system at Spokane’s VA hospital online consistently enough to meet an obligation in its $10 billion contract with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), according to...

Legislator Calls for Transparency Amid VA EHR Patient Safety Concerns

by Hannah Nelson

Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) called for transparency at the Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center in Spokane amid a growing number of patient safety concerns related to...

Cerner EHR Has Gone Down 50 Times Since 2020 VA Implementation

by Hannah Nelson

The Cerner EHR system at Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center in Spokane has gone down more than fifty times since the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) implemented it in 2020, according to reporting...

OIG Finds Health Data Migration Inconsistencies in VA, DoD EHR Project

by Hannah Nelson

The Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) did not consistently migrate patient health data from legacy EHR systems when implementing a common Cerner Millennium EHR,...

NC Health System Taps Epic Systems EHR During Affiliation Agreement

by Sarai Rodriguez

The Appalachian Regional Healthcare System (ARHS) will begin an Epic Systems EHR implementation after signing a long-term Management Services Agreement (MSA) with the UNC Health board of...

VA Launches Third Cerner EHR Implementation in Columbus

by Sarai Rodriguez

VA Central Ohio Healthcare System and its community-based outpatient clinics have moved forward with the Cerner EHR implementation, marking the third rollout of the VA’s $16 billion Cerner EHR...

Despite VA Cerner EHR Modernization Delays, $16B Budget Stands Still

by Sarai Rodriguez

Several questions have been raised about the overall costs of the projected $16 billion Cerner EHR modernization (EHRM) project; however, Veteran Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough has assured Congress...

IHS Health IT Modernization Focuses on Interoperability Best Practices

by Hannah Nelson

The Indian Health Service (IHS) has begun a multi-year health IT modernization initiative to replace its homegrown EHR platform with a private vendor solution. The IHS is an agency of the Department...

Rep. Urges VA to Fix EHRM Pharmacy Clinical Workflow Challenges

by Hannah Nelson

Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.) wrote a letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) urging the agency to streamline pharmacy clinical workflows within its EHR Modernization (EHRM)...

Oracle Database Failure Prompts VA Cerner EHR System Outage

by Hannah Nelson

The latest outage to affect the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) EHR modernization (EHRM) program began with an Oracle database failure, according to reporting from...

$150K Grant to Support EHR Implementation at Family Health Centers

by Sarai Rodriguez

Mass General Brigham will distribute $150,000 in funding to North Shore Community Health, supporting the EHR implementation at their several family health centers, including Salem Family Health Center,...

UVM Health Completes Third Phase of Epic EHR Implementation

by Sarai Rodriguez

The University of Vermont Health Network (UVM) has completed the third phase of its Epic EHR implementation, according to reporting from Vermont Business Magazine. After years of preparation and...

VA Focuses on Walla Walla EHR Implementation End-User Training

by Hannah Nelson

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will continue to monitor end-user training needs post-EHR implementation go-live at the VA Walla Walla medical center in Washington, according to reporting from...

Epic EHR Integration Streamlines Patient Access to Cancer Screenings

by Sarai Rodriguez

Epic Systems announced that it has formed a partnership with precision oncology company Guardant Health to support an Epic EHR integration to enhance patient access to cancer screening. The Guardant...

Fiscal 2023 Budget Includes $1.8B for VA Cerner EHRM Project

by Hannah Nelson

The fiscal 2023 budget would provide the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with an additional $1.8 billion for its Cerner EHR modernization (EHRM) project. If approved by lawmakers, the budget would...

VA ‘Looking Forward’ to EHR Implementation Despite Legislators’ Concerns

by Hannah Nelson

A Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) official said that he is confident the VA medical center in Walla Walla is ready for its planned March 26th EHR implementation, according to reporting from The...

VA, Cerner to Conduct Root Cause Analysis for EHR Software Bug

by Hannah Nelson

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and EHR vendor Cerner will perform a “full root cause analysis” and establish an action plan to prevent further outages after a software bug affected...

WA Senator Demands VA Halt EHR Implementation for Patient Safety

by Hannah Nelson

A Washington senator has demanded that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) delay its planned March 26th EHR implementation in Walla Walla after an Office of Inspector General (OIG) report revealed...