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NextGen Releases Latest EHR Tool for Behavioral Health, Human Services

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Health IT vendor NextGen Healthcare has announced the newest release of its integrated behavioral health suite, which includes new clinical documentation features and workflow functionality. The...

EHR Vendor Epic Launches Patient Communication Health IT

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On the tails of several health IT launches, EHR vendor Epic is making even more moves that aim to enhance healthcare interoperability, according to reporting from Madison.com. The EHR vendor recently...

Epic Healthy Planet Increased Patient Adherence to Preventive Care

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After piloting the population health tool, Epic Healthy Planet, primary care providers at UC Davis Health were able to directly address care gaps through personalized EHR data reports to significantly...

Epic Systems Releases SaaS for Independent Medical Groups

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Epic Systems announced it has launched Garden Plot, a new software-as-a-service (Saas) designed for independent medical groups looking to use Epic EHR tools. In a time when nearly half of US...

Top 10 Most Popular Hospital Inpatient EHR Systems in US

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The wide range of hospitals and clinics across the care continuum investing in EHR technology has fostered a healthy amount of diversity in the inpatient EHR system market. Enterprise EHR vendors such...

Allscripts Sells Stake in Hospital Business Segment for $700M

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Allscripts, a health IT vendor has inked a deal with Constellation Software subsidiary, N. Harris Computer Corporation (Harris), selling its hospitals and large physician practices business segment for...

Head of EHR Vendor Cerner Joins Humana Board of Directors

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Humana Inc. has elected the head of EHR vendor Cerner to its board of directors. David T. Feinberg, MD, MBA, currently serves as Cerner’s president and CEO. He also serves as a member of the EHR...

MEDITECH Web-Based EHR System Expands to Independent Practices

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MEDITECH has made its web-based EHR system and practice management solution, Expanse Ambulatory, available to independent and physician-owned practices without the need for an Expanse EHR in a hospital...

EHR Vendor Cerner Q4 Revenue Comes in Slightly Below Expectations

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EHR vendor Cerner announced that its 2021 Q4 revenue came in at $1.452 billion, a four percent increase compared to $1.395 billion in the fourth quarter of 2020. "While revenue in the fourth quarter...

EHR Vendor MEDITECH Announces New Chief Operating Officer

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EHR vendor MEDITECH has announced Executive Vice President Helen Waters as its new chief operating officer. She will work in both roles in tandem. In this new position, MEDITECH said Waters will...

EHR Vendor athenahealth Acquired by Hellman & Friedman, Bain Capital

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athenahealth, an EHR vendor boasting cloud-based tech solutions, has been acquired by two private equity firms, Hellman & Friedman LLC and Bain Capital, for $17 billion. “We are thrilled to...

Care Orgs Report Variable Experience with EHR Vendor Cerner

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Cerner health IT customers and the healthcare industry at large believe the EHR vendor is at a crossroads, according to a KLAS report. The report outlines customer perceptions from 26 healthcare...

KLAS Names EHR Vendor Epic Top Overall Software Suite 2022

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KLAS recognized EHR vendor Epic as the top Overall Software Suite in its Best in KLAS 2022 report for the 12th consecutive year. Epic scored 87.7 for its overall software suite performance. Following...

EHR Vendor Cerner Outlines Golden Parachute Compensation, Oracle Deal

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EHR vendor Cerner has outlined golden parachute compensation for its top executives if they are forced out in the Oracle acquisition, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange...

CHIME Awards EHR Vendor MEDITECH Health IT Collaboration Award

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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...

Health IT Vendor Appoints Former ONC Branch Chief as CDO

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Health IT vendor ConsenSys Health has appointed former ONC branch chief Debbie Bucci to serve as chief data officer (CDO). Bucci previously served as the health IT vendor’s technical director of...

Fitch Gives Oracle Negative Rating Following Plans to Acquire Cerner

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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

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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...

Former EHR Vendor Epic Leader Joins Health IT Firm, Chief Rev Officer

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Health IT consulting firm Incisive Consultants has appointed Corey Kosch, MBA, a former employee of EHR vendor Epic, to chief revenue officer. In his new role, Kosch will focus on optimization and...

Oracle Acquires EHR Vendor Cerner for $28.3 Billion in Equity

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Tech giant Oracle will acquire EHR vendor Cerner through an all-cash tender offer for $95.00 per share, or approximately $28.3 billion in equity. "Working together, Cerner and Oracle have the capacity...