Monday Morning Update 3/10/25
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The VA will expand its 2026 Oracle Health rollout from four sites to 13.
The VA has faced recent criticism from both Congress and Oracle Health for its slow go-live pace, which it acknowledges…
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VA’s Oracle Health EHR experiences new widespread outage
Another national outage this week has prompted a new focus on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Electronic Health Records Modernization effort.WHY IT MATTERS
The Spokane VA Medical Center said it experienced an outage of its…
6 HIMSS Announcements You Don’t Want to Miss
This year’s HIMSS conference in Las Vegas, which wrapped on Thursday, allowed healthcare technology leaders from around the world to convene and share ideas. As always, the event came with a slew of news…
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News 3/7/25
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Walgreens reaches an agreement to sell itself to private equity firm Sycamore Partners for $10 billion.
Sycamore is expected to keep the core US retail business and then either spin off or sell segments…
VA EHR Project Faces Critical Turning Point
Capitol Hill Intensifies Scrutiny
Senators on Capitol Hill have ramped up discussions about the Veterans Affairs electronic health records modernization (EHRM) project. This long-delayed initiative has faced mounting concerns over its costs and implementation challenges….
HIMSS25: AvaSure, Oracle and NVIDIA Launches AI Virtual Care Assistant to Transform Hospital Operations
What You Should Know:
– AvaSure, a leader in acute virtual care solutions launches its new Virtual Care Assistant™, an AI-driven platform designed to revolutionize how hospitals and healthcare systems manage patient requests and optimize…
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Oracle Health at HIMSS25: ‘New solutions to new problems’
“This is a big year for Oracle Health and Life Sciences,” says Seema Verma, the company’s executive vice president and general manager, as it gets ready to kick off HIMSS25 in Las Vegas.At Oracle…
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VA must accelerate EHR deployments, says Oracle
There’s been an uptick of conversation with senators on Capitol Hill centered on the stalled, problematic and costly Veterans Affairs ‘ electronic health records modernization project this past week. According to Seema Verma, Oracle Health…
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News 2/26/25 – HIStalk
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Lawmakers warn the VA of their concerns about its Oracle Health implementation in a House hearing:
An independent analysis predicted a total project cost of $50 billion, but that was before program changes…
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Oracle Health Files TEFCA QHIN Application
What You Should Know:
– Oracle Health, a provider of healthcare technology solutions, today announced its application to become a Qualified Health Information Network (QHIN) under the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA).
– The…
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