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This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback<\/a>.<\/p>\n Dive Brief:<\/p>\n Oracle Health is releasing a new artificial intelligence-backed electronic health record<\/a>, months after the technology giant first teased<\/a> the \u201cnext generation\u201d system. Dive Insight:\u00a0<\/p>\n The company argues integrating AI throughout the records system lessens the amount of work needed to search through records and input patient information \u2014 a long-term concern for clinicians<\/a>, who say administrative tasks in the EHR drag into after-work hours and distract from patient care<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n The record uses AI to generate summaries of patient information<\/a>, so providers can quickly access relevant data, Oracle said. When reviewing patient charts, providers can use voice commands to pull information from multiple sources, like drug databases, pharmacy records and clinical guidelines.\u00a0<\/p>\n Content generated by AI is clearly identified, Sutariya said. Oracle offers \u201cvisual output for each AI capability, which outline the data sources, intended use, limitations, and risks, ensuring transparency into how the model operates and supporting safe, informed clinical use,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n The EHR can also highlight potential problems, including care gaps, financial concerns and readmission risks, so providers can act more quickly, Oracle said. Additionally, the system should learn from clinicians\u2019 behavior over time and adjust to their preferences.\u00a0<\/p>\n Providers can also add their own AI agents \u2014 AI tools that are able to act more autonomously \u2014 or integrate third-party products to work alongside Oracle\u2019s AI agents,\u00a0 the technology giant said.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWhile our competitors seem content with bolting features onto antiquated technology, we took on the enormous and highly complex challenge of creating an entirely new EHR, built in the cloud for the Agentic AI era,\u201d Seema Verma, executive vice president and general manager of Oracle Health and Life Sciences, said in a statement. \u201cOur agents act as smart assistants that can dynamically surface critical insights and queue suggested actions while enabling clinicians to remain in control.\u201d<\/p>\n The new record comes about three years after Oracle closed its more than $28 billion acquisition<\/a> of EHR vendor Cerner, setting the technology firm on track to dive more deeply into the healthcare sector.\u00a0<\/p>\n However, the business has faced some headwinds in recent years<\/a>, including a challenging EHR rollout at the Department of Veterans Affairs<\/a> and declining EHR market share in hospitals<\/a>.<\/p>\n Last year, major competitor Epic controlled more than 42% of acute care hospitals, while Oracle held nearly 23%, according to a report published this spring by Klas Research.<\/p>\n
\nThe EHR allows clinicians to use voice commands to access information, like a patient\u2019s latest lab results or a list of current medications, cutting down the amount of time providers spend navigating through health records, the technology giant said in a press release Wednesday.\u00a0
\nThe AI-backed product is now available for ambulatory providers in the U.S., pending certification by the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy\/Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT,\u00a0Bharat Sutariya, SVP and chief health officer at Oracle Health, told Healthcare Dive.\u00a0Oracle plans to launch functionality for the acute care market in 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n