EHRs / Interoperability

A majority of U.S. clinicians continue to have only a “moderate” experience with EHRs, according to a June 10 report from the KLAS Arch Collaborative. The report — Clinician EHR Experience 2025: State of the Industry — surveyed more than…

Waukon, Iowa-based Veterans Memorial Hospital plans to go live with Epic on June 14. The 25-bed critical access hospital has been transitioning to the new EHR for the past year, according to a June 9 Instagram post. The hospital said…

Electronic health records have long represented both potential and pain. But with the rise of AI, their role could shift from documentation burden to clinical intelligence engine. AI-powered capabilities — such as ambient listening tools, predictive analytics and clinical decision…

Evanston, Ill.-based Endeavor Health is in the midst of its largest IT endeavor to date. The nine-hospital system is moving from three instances of Epic to one to streamline its EHR for patients and staff alike. “Being on three different…

Health systems across the U.S. are investing heavily in IT overhauls, with some spending hundreds of millions to modernize infrastructure, integrate acquisitions and streamline operations. According to 2023 data from Definitive Healthcare based on more than 5,000 U.S. hospitals, hospitals…

Lawton, Okla.-based Comanche County Memorial Hospital is transitioning from seven different medical record systems to a single Meditech EHR system, KSWO reported June 5. Meditech began working with the hospital in early June to facilitate a smooth transition. Comanche County…

Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare is investing $51 million in a modernized, integrated EHR system following its acquisition of Warner Robins, Ga.-based Houston Healthcare. “By installing Epic, a leading EHR system, clinicians will be able to provide more coordinated care between all…

A CMS IT executive is leaving the agency for Oracle, InsideHealthPolicy reported. CMS Chief Health Informatics Officer Alexandra Mugge plans to join the tech giant June 12 to work on health IT policy and regulations, according to the June 5…

Epic earned a B grade and an overall performance score of 82.3 out of 100 in the ambulatory health IT space, according to KLAS Research’s “Ambulatory Ecosystem Epic Complete Look 2025” report. The report is based on feedback from interviews…

Pittsburgh-based UPMC has selected Meditech as the foundational EHR for its Ireland locations. The health system will deploy Meditech Expanse across its four hospitals, two cancer centers, and six sports medicine clinics in Ireland. “This implementation marks a major milestone…