EHR Vendors

CHIME Awards EHR Vendor MEDITECH Health IT Collaboration Award

by Hannah Nelson

The College of Information Management Executives (CHIME) has honored Jim Jirjis, chief health information officer of HCA Healthcare, and EHR vendor MEDITECH with the 2021 CHIME Collaboration Award for...

Fitch Gives Oracle Negative Rating Following Plans to Acquire Cerner

by Victoria Bailey

Following Oracle’s agreement to acquire EHR vendor Cerner, Fitch Ratings has placed the corporation on rating watch negative as Fitch’s previous debt reduction expectations for the...

Supreme Court to Review Arbitration Case, Past Epic Ruling

by Victoria Bailey

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of Viking River Cruises, Inc. versus Moriana, which will determine if a past arbitration case involving EHR vendor Epic overruled California’s...

EHR Vendor Epic Leads 2020 Acute Care Market Share Growth

by Hannah Nelson

EHR vendor Epic’s market share growth in 2020 significantly outpaced the competition’s, according to a KLAS market share report based on acute care EHR purchasing activity throughout...

Cerner, Epic EHR Users Report High Health IT Satisfaction

by Hannah Nelson

Comprehensive ambulatory EHR customers report the highest satisfaction from Epic, Cerner, and NextGen Healthcare due to a breadth of health IT functionality, according to a KLAS report. KLAS asked...

Tech Company Oracle in Talks of Acquiring EHR Vendor Cerner

by Hannah Nelson

Technology giant Oracle is in talks of acquiring EHR vendor Cerner, according to reporting from The Kansas City Star. A Wall Street Journal article cites anonymous sources familiar with talks between...

Health IT Vendor Supports Interoperability Rule Compliance, Data Analytics

by Hannah Nelson

Health IT vendor Greenway Health has announced new capabilities set to come out later next year that aim to help clients comply with 21st Century Cures Act interoperability requirements and advance...

Market Leader EHR Implementation Increases Patient Data Exchange

by Hannah Nelson

Patient sharing increases when hospitals switch to a dominant EHR developer in a market area, suggesting that market dominance leads to an increase in patient data exchange and shared patients,...

EHR Vendor Cerner Creates Chief Health Officer Role

by Hannah Nelson

EHR vendor Cerner has announced Nasim Afsar, MD, MBA, MHM, as the company’s first chief health officer, effective January 2022. In the new role, Afsar will lead 1,000 healthcare professionals...

How EHR Vendor Partnerships Fuel Healthcare Quality Improvements

by Hannah Nelson

A unique health IT partnership between University of Missouri (MU) Healthcare and EHR vendor Cerner has helped drive healthcare quality improvements. MU Healthcare partnered with Cerner in 2009 to form the Tiger Institute for Health...

How Proprietary EHR Implementation Services Promote Health IT Value

by Hannah Nelson

Once healthcare organizations decide on a new EHR system, they must also choose an EHR implementation service vendor, which is perhaps just as important of a decision as the health IT itself. Implementation service vendors are usually...

EHR Vendor Epic Appeals Damages Case to the US Supreme Court

by Hannah Nelson

EHR Vendor Epic’s trade secret case concerning alleged damages from Tata Consultancy Services may continue before the Supreme Court, according to reporting from Crowell Trade Secrets. While the...

How EHR Vendor Population Health Tools Support Care Coordination

by Hannah Nelson

A population health tool from EHR vendor athenahealth has helped accountable care organizations (ACOs) boost care coordination for higher quality care delivery and cost savings.   In the 2020 Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP),...

EHR Vendor Cerner Launches Clinical Research Operating Unit

by Hannah Nelson

EHR vendor Cerner has announced the launch of a new operating unit, Cerner EnvizaSM, that aims to offer data-driven solutions and research services to advance the clinical research process. Cerner...

EHR Vendors Epic, athenahealth, Earn Surescripts ePrescribing Award

by Hannah Nelson

Health IT vendor Surescripts has announced the 2021 winners of its White Coat Award for ePrescription accuracy, including EHR vendors athenahealth and Epic systems. The award celebrates healthcare...

EHR Vendor Cerner Announces Employee COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

by Hannah Nelson

EHR vendor Cerner has announced a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for its US employees, according to reporting from The Kansas City Star.   US employees are required to be fully vaccinated by December...

Benefits, Outcomes of EHR Vendor Clinical Communication Platforms

by Victoria Bailey

Clinical communication platforms have improved outcomes for several EHR vendors in 2021, including clinician collaboration, communication with non-clinician staff, and physician satisfaction, according...

EHR Vendor Cerner Announces Key Trends to Close Out 2021

by Victoria Bailey

Creating person-centric network strategies, advancing patient access and experience, and prioritizing efficient operational decisions are key trends rounding out the final months of 2021, according to...

EHR Vendor Cerner Expands Clinical Research Network into Pediatrics

by Hannah Nelson

EHR vendor Cerner announced that it has expanded its Learning Health Network (LHN) with the addition of Children’s Health of Orange County (CHOC) in efforts to advance pediatric clinical...

EHR Vendor Cerner Secures $113M for VA EHR Implementation

by Hannah Nelson

EHR vendor Cerner has secured $113M in funding as part of a $134M 18-month assignment to provide the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with Wave G Deployment of its EHR implementation, according...