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KLAS: Infection Control Health IT Streamlines Regulatory Reporting

by Hannah Nelson

Healthcare organizations are looking to infection control health IT with strong technical support to help drive meaningful outcomes and optimize regulatory reporting, according to a KLAS report. All...

3 Healthcare Orgs Look to EHR Implementations for Interoperability

by Hannah Nelson

As the digital health transformation progresses, healthcare organizations across the nation are investing in EHR implementations to drive interoperability.  Mississippi Practice Implements...

$10M USDA Grant Enhances Epic Systems EHR for Care Coordination in NY

by Sarai Rodriguez

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has doled out $10 million in grant funding to St. Lawrence Health, a northern New York-based health system, to bolster its Epic System EHR, according to...

Community Medical Centers Move to Epic EHR for UVA Health Rebrand

by Sarai Rodriguez

Three Virginia-based community medical centers will be transitioning to Epic EHR following their recent acquisition by UVA Health. On July 1, 2021, UVA Health gained full ownership of several UVA...

Albany Med Taps Epic EHR Implementation to Streamline Clinical Workflows

by Hannah Nelson

Albany Med Health System is tapping an Epic EHR implementation to streamline clinical workflows and improve patient care. The systemwide implementation will replace many current outpatient and...

KLAS Ranks Practice Management Health IT for Large/Midsize Healthcare Orgs

by Hannah Nelson

athenahealth practice management (PM) health IT ranked first for overall performance among large and midsize healthcare organizations in a recent KLAS report. Large practices that use...

Medical-Dental Partnership Uses Epic Systems EHR for Integrated Care

by Sarai Rodriguez

Pacific Dental Services (PDS) has announced a partnership with MemorialCare to provide integrated care, enabling patients to receive oral healthcare and medical care in the same location through Epic...

Epic Launches Website for Health IT Vendors to Report Interoperability

by Hannah Nelson

EHR vendor Epic has announced a website for health IT vendors to list their apps and self-report that they have achieved successful interoperability with Epic software. The website, Connection Hub,...

10 Massachusetts FQHCs Go Live on CTC Instance of Epic EHR System

by Hannah Nelson

Community Technology Cooperative (CTC) has transitioned ten federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) in Massachusetts to Epic EHR systems after a year-long implementation phase. CTC is a subsidiary...

CA Hospital Moves to Epic EHR for Interoperability, Patient Experience

by Hannah Nelson

Sonoma Valley Hospital (SVH), an affiliate of UCSF Health, will transition to an Epic EHR system on December 3 to boost the patient experience and improve interoperability. The hospital’s EHR...

Community Hospital Taps Epic Systems EHR to Improve Patient Care

by Sarai Rodriguez

Pennsylvania-based Evangelical Community Hospital has decided to move forward with an Epic Systems EHR implementation as a part of the community hospital’s effort to modernize the patient intake...

Google Partnership Makes Epic EHR Workload Available on Google Cloud

by Sarai Rodriguez

Health IT giant Epic Systems and Google Cloud have signed a deal allowing organizations utilizing Epic Systems to run their EHR workloads on Google Cloud, which aims to accelerate healthcare digital...

Kansas FQHC Goes Live With Epic EHR Implementation for Patient Experience

by Hannah Nelson

CareArc, a federally qualified health center (FQHC) in Kansas, has launched an Epic EHR implementation through a partnership with Health Choice Network (HCN) to improve the patient experience. After...

Home Health Agencies Look to Epic, MEDITECH EHR Implementations for Interoperability

by Hannah Nelson

Home health agencies are looking to EHR implementations from vendors like Epic and MEDITECH to improve interoperability and operational efficiencies, according to a KLAS report. Among health...

Community-Based Care Org Implements Epic EHR for Interoperability

by Hannah Nelson

A community-based care organization in Minnesota is implementing an Epic EHR as part of the vendor’s Community Connect arrangement to enhance interoperability and drive the patient...

Michigan Medicine Upgrades Epic EHR to Meet Regulatory Requirements

by Hannah Nelson

The newest upgrade to Michigan Medicine’s Epic EHR will add new health IT features to advance care delivery and efficiently meet regulatory requirements. The new features in MiChart will go live...

Healthcare System Achieves Epic Gold Stars Level 10 Designation

by Sarai Rodriguez

For the second time this year, New Jersey-based RWJBarnabas Health has achieved an Epic Gold Stars Level 10 in recognition of the healthcare system’s latest EHR implementation. RWJBarnabas...

WY Health System Approaches Epic EHR Implementation Completion

by Sarai Rodriguez

Wyoming-based Campbell County Health (CCH) has made progress in its journey to transition away from MEDITECH and go live with an Epic EHR implementation effective on September 16,...

Kansas Hospital Implements Epic EHR to Enhance Interoperability

by Hannah Nelson

Allen County Regional Hospital has implemented an Epic EHR to improve interoperability and patient data security. Allen County Regional Hospital is a member of Saint Luke’s Health System, which...

Emory Healthcare Taps Epic Systems EHR to Drive Patient Experience

by Sarai Rodriguez

Emory Healthcare has had a long relationship with Cerner, but the Georgia health system will transition to Epic Systems EHR to improve the patient experience. “What excites us most about...