Irish EHR Pulse-- Dr. Conor

Oracle Health's senior vice president highlights the company's capacity to deliver data, insights and intelligence that help providers, patients and payers improve patient experiences.

AI agents are positioned to extract and summarize information from patient electronic health records, as part of reimagining bioethics in healthcare.

Ireland is positioning itself as a leading SaMD hub by turning strict EU rules into a competitive advantage.

• Regulation as market force: MDR, IVDR...

The VA has replaced last-four SSN check-in with Veteran Health ID card scans at all Federal EHR sites, accelerating patient matching and reducing...

VA's EHR contract with Oracle Health ballooned from $10B to nearly $27B due to deployment delays.

• Ceiling rose by $17B after "unanticipated...

The VA has hiked its Oracle Health EHR contract ceiling by $16.94B to $27B, citing deployment complexities and site customizations, while rolling out...

Epic's new Ergo Visit tool summarizes patient data from the EHR to support outpatient clinicians before, during, and after visits, extending the...

Major EHR vendors face mounting regulatory and financial scrutiny that HSE must weigh carefully in One Health Record procurement.

• FTC...

• UK report shows A&G processes via e-RS created near-misses and harm due to implementation gaps.
• FTC investigates Epic's dominance and restrictions...

Ireland's NCSC guidance makes board accountability for cybersecurity a practical requirement, using the 2021 Conti attack on the HSE as its key...

NHS records spanning decades, including GP data covering around 90 per cent of patient interactions, represent a valuable longitudinal resource for health data initiatives.

Epic EHR pricing shows wide variation based on scale and complexity.

• Hospitals: Total investment typically USD 2 million to over USD 500 million,...

US CIOs view Epic's recent leadership departures—including President Sumit Rana after more than two decades and AI lead Seth Hain—as normal evolution...

Health systems face mounting risks as they commit nine-figure sums to EHR modernization while AI tools lack basic governance structures.

• Most...

Epic is rolling out real-time prior authorization checks via the CRD API with insurers including UnitedHealthcare and Aetna, plus 16 others in...

HSE has launched a health innovation framework featuring new governance arrangements that report quarterly to senior leadership, overseeing major...

US health system CIOs view Epic's recent executive departures as routine for a mature vendor, expecting no operational impact due to the company's...

FTC's preliminary probe into Epic examines whether its market dominance and data policies hinder competitors, highlighting added risks for Ireland's One Health Record procurement and the need for careful vendor due diligence.

Congressional pressure on the VA for unresolved Oracle Health EHR recommendations highlights the critical need for strong post-implementation...

The FTC has sent investigative demands to health technology firms seeking details on how Epic grants or withholds data access.