Last week Oracle completed its $28 billion acquisition of Cerner with its eyes on creating a national database of medical records, but interoperability experts suggest Oracle will continue to face the same technical challenges along with operational and business roadblocks including inconsistent privacy policies governing electronic...National News
The software maker will purchase the the systems and EMR company, paying $95 per Cerner share with the deal expected to close next year. Cerner is a leading provider of digital information systems used within hospitals and health systems.
Modern Healthcare covered the sale, noting it was Oracle's largest acquisition to date; Oracle...Arizona News
Healthcare information technology giant Cerner has proven to be a favorite among health systems when selecting electronic health records (EHRs) as it recently secured a spot in the Mayo Clinic and Oxford University partnership and three new rural health system.
As Mayo Clinic establishes its first health facility in the United...Arizona News
Banner Health has been preparing to transition its Tucson facilities from Epic to the Cerner EHR, which is used by the rest of the health system, since it entered the Tucson market in 2015.
Difficulties arise from a $45 million conversion to a new EHR — electronic health records — platform. The conversion is the second new EHR...
