Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center, a Spokane, Wash.-based VA hospital that has struggled with the rollout of its Cerner EHR, was recognized by the VA as making the biggest improvement in patient satisfaction among VA hospitals for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, The Spokesman-Review reported Oct. 31.

Telemedicine is linked to increased physician EHR-related work, both within and beyond their regular working hours, an Oct. 30 study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found.

Oracle Cerner, the nation's second-largest EHR vendor by hospital market share, continues to make headlines. Here are five Becker's reported in the past month.

Inputting medical data into Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network's EHR systems consumes a significant portion of its nurses' working day, taking up half of their time, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Oct. 28. 

Cerner may be dragging down Oracle's stock price as the software giant incorporates the EHR vendor into its portfolio, Yahoo Finance reported.

Hospitals in Michigan, California, Illinois and Kansas are using government money and grants to help with the cost of installing a new EHR.

From integrating more generative AI into its software to inking a partnership with a nursing school for EHR education, here are six updates on Epic's operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker's Hospital Review in the past month:

Three Rivers (Mich.) Health said it will use some of the grant money it received from the state to pay for its EHR system, Basin Republican Rustler reported Oct. 26.  

An increasing number of large hospitals and health systems have been making the transition to an Epic EHR system in 2023, with many IT leaders saying it can provide new opportunities to facilitate access and for advances in digital health and artificial intelligence.

Patients are having difficulty accessing medical records from Herington (Kan.) Hospital, a 25-bed critical access hospital that closed Oct. 9, local news outlet KWCH reported Oct. 26.

Milwaukee-based Marquette University is the first nursing school in the country to use Epic's educational Lyceum platform to teach its students how to navigate around the EHR.

With New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health switching to Epic, the EHR vendor now has a unique distinction: It will be used by every health system on U.S. News & World Report's best hospitals list.

Kootenai Health, based in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, said it is experiencing an issue with its EHR system platform.

From partnering with hospitals in Saudi Arabia to California, Oracle Cerner has had a busy 2023.

Baptist Memorial Health Care, based in Memphis, Tenn., activated its Epic Cloud instance on Amazon Web Services. 

As Epic continues to solidify its grip over the EHR market, the software giant is launching new expansion projects in its home base of Verona, Wis.

EHR vendors have faced various challenges and opportunities over the years, and their performance in the marketplace has been influenced by regulatory changes, technology advancements and evolving healthcare needs, but one vendor continues to gain the hospital market share. 

Epic was born from a humbling lesson borne by its CEO, Judy Faulkner. Yet this experience left an indelible mark on the company and its leader.

Houston Methodist went live with a pilot Oct. 19 that connects Amazon's Echo Dot with its Epic EHR system. 

Satya Nadella, CEO and chairman of Microsoft, said Epic Systems is implementing an array of copilot solutions that leverage Microsoft's Azure OpenAI Service and Dragon Ambient eXperience Copilot.