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Arkansas Heart deploys Oracle Health EHR to enhance interoperability

March 18, 2024 - Arkansas Heart Hospital is implementing Oracle Health EHR and patient accounting solutions across its network of ambulatory clinics and two hospitals to drive interoperability. In combination with the network's existing Oracle applications for finance and supply chain, the deployments aim to help Arkansas Heart streamline patient data sharing...


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VA announces joint EHR deployment with DoD during EHRM program reset

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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Department of Defense (DoD), and Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization (FEHRM) office recently launched the federal EHR at the Captain James A. Lovell...

Bill Proposes $1.3B for VA EHRM, Additional Program Transparency

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Lawmakers introduced a bipartisan budget bill on Sunday that includes $1.3 billion in funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to continue its Oracle Health EHR modernization (EHRM),...

Frederick Health Taps MEDITECH EHR Integration for Precision Medicine

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Maryland-based Frederick Health has completed a MEDITECH EHR integration to elevate its precision medicine program. The integration of Expanse Genomics within the health systems' MEDITECH Expanse...

SC Health System Invests $40M in Epic EHR Platform for Interoperability

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Tidelands Health, an affiliate of The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Health, is replacing multiple health IT systems with an Epic EHR to enhance health data interoperability. The $40...

VA OIG Flags Medication Safety Issues with Oracle Health EHR System

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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) told members of the House VA Committee that issues with the Oracle Health EHR have put medication safety at risk for veterans,...

Nine Healthcare Orgs Join OCHIN Epic EHR Network to Drive Care Access

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Eight ambulatory community healthcare organizations and one rural hospital implemented OCHIN Epic EHR systems in the last quarter of 2023 to enhance care access and streamline clinical workflows. The...

Epic EHR Implementation Projects Look to Boost Patient Experience

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Riverwood Healthcare Center in Minnesota will begin an Epic EHR implementation in January 2024 to drive the patient experience and streamline internal processes. The EHR implementation will give...

Veteran’s Lawsuit Alleges VA EHR Defects Delayed Cancer Diagnosis

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An Eastern Washington veteran and his wife have filed a lawsuit against the federal government and the vendors behind the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) EHR system, alleging that system defects...

Health System Selects MEDITECH EHR Implementation for Interoperability

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St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System in Savannah, Georgia, has partnered with EHR vendor MEDITECH on an enterprise EHR implementation to drive interoperability. The health system recently deployed...

DoD Nears Completion of Oracle Health EHR Implementation

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The Department of Defense (DoD) has nearly completed its Oracle Health EHR implementation, according to reporting from GovCIO Media & Research. "We're virtually complete with system...

VA Reports Improved Oracle Health EHR Performance, But Snags Remain

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While the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Oracle Health EHR has not experienced a total outage in over six months, end-users continue to report system issues, according to reporting from Federal...

Community Hospitals Select Oracle Health EHR to Streamline Workflows

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Several healthcare organizations have recently selected the CommunityWorks EHR from Oracle Health to enhance operational workflows.   The platform aims to support the clinical, financial, and...

Indian Health Service Taps Oracle Health EHR Implementation for HIE

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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced that the Indian Health Service (IHS) is implementing an Oracle Health EHR system to drive health information exchange (HIE). The new...

KY Hospital Receives Epic Award for EHR Implementation Success

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EHR vendor Epic has recognized Pikeville Medical Center as the recipient of its 2022 Good Install award for its June 2022 EHR implementation, according to reporting from Appalachian News Express. The...

Department of Mental Health Taps Oracle Health EHR for Interoperability

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The Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH) has announced a partnership with EHR vendor Oracle Health to implement an integrated EHR to advance interoperability. The goal is to create an electronic...

Surgery Center Selects eClinicalWorks EHR to Drive Interoperability

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Texas Partners Center has adopted an eClinicalWorks cloud-based EHR for ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) to enhance interoperability. The eClinicalWorks EHR for ASCs enables health data...

ENT Practice Increases Patient Engagement with eClinicalWorks EHR

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Arizona-based Valley ENT, PC has tapped an eClinicalWorks EHR platform to drive patient engagement and improve patient care. As a multi-specialty practice, Valley ENT sought out a unified platform to...

University Hospitals Transitions to Epic EHR to Drive Care Coordination

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University Hospitals (UH) has transitioned to a unified Epic EHR to enhance care coordination across the health system. Cliff Megerian, MD, FACS, chief executive officer of UH, noted that the EHR...

NY Orthopaedic Practice Taps athenahealth EHR for Interoperability

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Bone & Joint of Albany, NY, has partnered with athenahealth to implement a suite of cloud-based EHR, medical billing, and patient engagement solutions. The independent orthopaedic practice...