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
Steward Health Care System made public a plan to bring all of their 35 hospitals under one electronic health record (EHR). To bring that vision to fruition, they will rely on EHR experts, MEDITECH.
The agreement will ensure the continuation of a 20-year old relationship between the companies.
According to a press release,...National News
On Thursday, the federal government introduced a new tool focused on giving skilled nursing a better database to exchange records between other members of the healthcare value chain.
Dubbed “Data Element Library,” (DEL) it is a “free, centralized resource” that allows the public to see and collect information and specific...
A September data brief from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology provides insight into how America's skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) are adopting electronic health records (EHRs) as well as their ability to electronically send, receive, find, integrate or use patient health information with other...