Report uncovers patient safety issues with VA’s EHR go-live
Two reports published by the Office of the Inspector General shed light on why the VA pushed back its rollout of a new health record system. The OIG said the March 2020 deployment date was “likely...
View ArticleCerner sells revenue cycle outsourcing business
Revenue cycle company R1 acquired Cerner’s RevWorks business. The company will also acquire commercial, non-federal clients as part of the deal.
View ArticleGAO report: Mar-a-Lago crowd had a hand in $16B Cerner contract
Three Trump advisors had a role in evaluating Cerner’s $16 billion contract to build a […]
View ArticleDigital health platform Xealth strikes partnership with another big health IT...
Xealth, a company whose platform makes it easy to prescribe digital health tools and integrate them with patients’ health records, struck a partnership with Cerner. Both Cerner and LRVHealth invested...
View ArticleCerner introduces new texting capabilities
The EHR vendor is integrating texting capabilities into its online portal to help streamline communications between providers and patients. The company collaborated with patient communication solutions...
View ArticleXealth, Cerner build out digital health prescribing platform
Xealth and Cerner had been working together after the health IT vendor invested in Xealth earlier this year. The companies brought on Banner Health as their first client.
View ArticleCerner to snap up Kantar’s health division for $375M
The EHR giant is planning to buy Kantar Health, which provides data, analytics and research to the life sciences industry. Through the acquisition, Cerner aims to provide its clients with more access...
View ArticleHow Cerner plans to bolster rural hospitals’ telehealth efforts amid the...
In a wide-ranging interview with MedCity News, Cerner CommunityWorks President Mitchell Clark discussed the healthcare challenges facing rural communities amid the Covid-19 pandemic and the company’s...
View ArticleBehind the scenes: How health systems, EHR vendors will give patients...
Health systems and EHR vendors have been working for months to comply with the ONC’s final rule on interoperability and information blocking that goes into effect in April and is expected to grant...
View ArticleEpic v Cerner v Meditech v Allscripts: Who is winning Canada’s EHR Battle?
Meditech continues to hold the largest EMR market share in Canada, but it is losing customers — mostly to Epic, which has seen a rapid rise in popularity, a new KLAS report shows. The report delves...
View ArticleMayo Clinic, Microsoft, Cerner join coalition to provide digital access to...
A group of organizations have come together to work on a solution that will provide digital access to Covid-19 vaccination records. As the country eyes a challenging transition to the new normal, a...
View ArticleCerner, Philips invest in Carevive Systems’ oversubscribed $18M equity round
The health technology company will use the investment to deploy its cancer care management platform and remote monitoring program at more health systems and to advance its research capabilities....
View ArticleLawsuit: Cerner systems’ failure drove Astria Health into bankruptcy
The Washington-based health system has filed a lawsuit against EHR giant Cerner saying it intentionally misrepresented its products and services. Cerner’s systems did not operate as promised, leading...
View ArticleBeing “complaint proof” on information blocking won’t be easy for providers,...
The HHS’ information blocking rule goes into effect Monday, and for nearly a year, providers and IT vendors have been racing to prepare. But they have faced several hurdles along the way, including...
View ArticleGlobal EMR purchasing remained robust during pandemic, with Epic in the lead
Epic led global, non-U.S. EMR purchasing in 2020, a year that saw strong activity in the arena despite the pandemic. But certain regions did experience a downswing, including Latin America, where...
View ArticleDr. David Feinberg’s next act: CEO of Cerner
Feinberg comes to Cerner from Google Health, which he has led since 2019. The move comes amid news reports that Google plans to dismantle its health division, though the company denies any such plans.
View ArticleCerner joins $135M funding round for Elligo Health Research
Elligo Health Research uses EHR data, technology and services to expand patient access to clinical trials. It will use the new funds to further invest in its technology platform and purchase research...
View ArticleStudy: Apps integrating with EHRs grew 20% during 2020
Though the total number of unique apps that integrate with major EHRs, like Epic and Cerner, increased from 600 at the end of 2019 to 734 in December 2020, growth in the number of apps that support the...
View ArticleWhy one hospital decided to build its own EHR
A New Jersey bucked the norm of buying the off-the-shelf EHR software from the large electronic health records vendors like Epic and Cerner and built something more aligned with what was needed.
View ArticleCerner stock rises on potential $30B sale to Oracle
Oracle is reportedly in talks to buy Cerner for $30 billion, according to the Wall Street Journal. If it closes, it would be the largest health tech deal this year.
View ArticleOracle to buy Cerner for $28.3B
The companies struck an all-cash deal on Monday for $95-per share. Oracle plans to add a voice interface to Cerner’s electronic health record system.
View ArticleHow Cerner’s CEO responded to U.S. market share losses at ViVE
Dr. David Feinberg spent much of a roughly 20-minute late-morning session Monday talking about the potential benefits of EHRs, but when asked about losing market share in the U.S. in two successive...
View ArticleEpic CEO in exclusive sit-down at ViVE: We are now interoperable with the world
In a sit-down interview after my onstage fireside chat with rival Cerner CEO David Feinberg at ViVE, Epic CEO Judith Faulkner aimed to set the record straight about Epic’s capabilities in AI,...
View ArticleEpic beats competition in new KLAS report ranking Top IT companies for...
Healthcare IT research company KLAS published its 2022 annual Best in KLAS report where it ranked IT companies in healthcare in a variety of categories. Epic scored the highest in the most categories.
View ArticleNew EMR report shows Cerner continuing to lose market share in the U.S....
The 2022 U.S. Hospital Market Share report from KLAS states that other than government contracts, “no net-new large health systems have selected Cerner since 2013” though the EMR vendor scored big...
View ArticleTo improve EMR satisfaction, work on speed and reliability first
Providers would be wise to improve their EMR system response time and reliability, as these two measures critically influence clinician satisfaction. These improvements are acutely needed amid...
View ArticleHot off its Cerner acquisition, Oracle is developing a national health...
Two days after it completed its $28.4 billion acquisition of Cerner, Oracle announced plans to build a national, anonymized health information management system.
View ArticleFederal Court Says Cerner May be on the Hook in Brain Damage Lawsuit
Medical software company Cerner must head to trial for a jury to decide whether its software contained design defects that caused brain damage to a 25-year-old who was undergoing surgery to remove his...
View ArticleWhy Lawmakers Are Trying to Nix VA’s $50B+ Dollar Oracle Cerner EHR Rollout
Two Congresspeople recently introduced a bill seeking to terminate the VA’s Oracle Cerner EHR rollout. The legislation said that the project is too flawed and costly to carry on — the lawmakers called...
View ArticleHealthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary of Hires and Layoffs
Here is a selection of recent executive hires, exits, promotions and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry.
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....