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Oracle reveals ‘AI’ electronic health record software
Oracle Health this week began previewing its “next-generation” electronic health record software “powered by AI” that it claims was “built from the ground up” and features “military grade security.” Given rates of adoption of new things in health care, I was somewhat skeptical we would learn what any of that means in the near future, but the company says an early adopter program for the EHR will begin some time in 2025.
Oracle Health is the entity that arose from the tech giant’s acquisition of number two health record vendor Cerner several years ago. Like everyone in the space, it’s fighting a battle for market with the Epic Systems juggernaut, a company that has become so powerful that it’s facing allegations of antitrust violations.
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