In theory, electronic health records (EHRs) have the potential to transform the healthcare landscape. They were expected to provide a digital hub that would enable seamless communication and information sharing between providers, boost efficiency, improve the quality of care, and foster optimal patient and clinician experiences. The reality, unfortunately, has not matched the possibilities. While well-intentioned, the Federal Government’s 2011 Meaningful Use Mandate program—to
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COTA Launches EHR Dataset to Advance Generative AI Models for Cancer Care
What You Should Know: - COTA, a real-world oncology data and analytics company announced the launch of Vista, a large-scale automated EHR dataset to accelerate cancer research and the deployment of trusted generative AI in cancer care. - Vista will provide biopharmaceutical companies with timely insights from real-world data sources to bring life-saving therapies to market faster. Vista uses automated data abstraction techniques, machine learning algorithms, and medical expert
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MEDITECH Expands Generative AI to Users with Suki Integration
What You Should Know: Suki, the leader in voice artificial intelligence (AI) technology for healthcare, and MEDITECH, a leading electronic health record vendor, announced today a partnership to bring the power of Suki’s ambient listening and generative AI to MEDITECH users.Suki will integrate its flagship product, Suki Assistant, into MEDITECH Expanse, the industry's first EHR designed for the native web. Suki Assistant combines ambient note generation along with dictation and commands in one
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Intermountain to Replace Cerner with Epic Enterprise EHR by 2025
What You Should Know: - Intermountain Health, one of the largest not-for-profit healthcare systems based in Salt Lake City announced the implementation of Epic’s enterprise EHR platform across the organization by the end of 2025. Intermountain’s current contract with Cerner is slated to end by November. - The deployment will establish a single, unified EHR platform across 33 hospitals and 385 clinics across seven states to optimize cost savings, patient experience, and interoperability.
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M&A: NextGen Healthcare EHR Acquired by PE Firm for $1.8B
What You Should Know: - Thoma Bravo, a private equity software investment firm has acquired NextGen Healthcare, Inc, for over $1.8B in cash. - Under the terms of the agreement, NextGen Healthcare shareholders will receive $23.95 per share in cash. The acquisition is expected to close in the fourth calendar quarter of 2023 - Upon completion of the acquisition, NextGen Healthcare’s common stock will no longer be listed on any public stock exchange and will become a privately held
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UPMC to Replace Oracle Cerner with Epic Enterprise EHR by 2026
What You Should Know: UPMC announced it is replacing Oracle Cerner with Epic’s enterprise EHR platform to create a unified platform across its health system, representing more than six million patient records. UPMC previously deployed Epic in its outpatient space, Pittsburgh Post Gazette reports.UPMC cites lowering operational costs, optimizing security, and improving patient engagement as reasons for the EHR replacement.Migration of all UPMC patient records to Epic’s EHR platform is expected
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WellSky Acquires Long-Term Care EHR Experience Care – M&A
What You Should Know: WellSky, a leading health and community care technology company, announced today that it has acquired Experience Care, an innovative technology company offering a suite of software solutions for post-acute and long-term care providers.Experience Care has a proven track record with its leading electronic health record (EHR) platform NetSolutions, serving 150 long-term care clients with 850 facilities. The combination of the two firms will enable more providers to
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Epic, Microsoft, Nuance Expands Partnership to Accelerate Generative AI
What You Should Know: Today, Epic, Microsoft, and Nuance announced an expansion of their strategic initiative to bring generative AI to healthcare at scale, integrating conversational, ambient, and generative AI technologies across the Epic EHR ecosystem.This initiative will expand secure access to AI-powered clinical insights and administrative tools within a wide range of Epic modules to enhance patient care, increase operational efficiency, improve healthcare experiences, and support the
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Talkdesk Joins Epic’s Pals Program to Co-Innovation on Integrated Patient Experience Solutions
What You Should Know: - Talkdesk®, Inc., a global AI-powered cloud contact center leader today announced that it has joined Epic’s new Pals program to expand the Epic EHR integration with its Talkdesk Healthcare Experience Cloud™ platform. - Talkdesk is the first CCaaS vendor to be announced as a member of the Pals program, which helps customers select vendors that use validated integrations with Epic’s software.Co-Innovate on Integrated Patient Experience SolutionsThe two companies will
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Nashville General Hospital Deploys Oracle Health EHR
What You Should Know: Safety net hospital Nashville General Hospital today announced a strategic partnership with Oracle Health to implement its CommunityWorks EHR platform. Oracle Health’s CommunityWorks will replace multiple systems with one united EHR that will enable clinicians to access patient records from the 150-bed hospital and more than 20 outpatient and clinic settings across the county. CommunityWorks EHR Implementation Benefits Oracle Health’s
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