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Diving briefs:
- Oracle Health is releasing electronic health records, backed by new artificial intelligence, months after the tech giant first teased “next-generation” systems.
- EHR allows clinicians to use voice commands to access information, including the patient's latest lab results and current listings of medications.
- With the technology policy/Health Coordinator of Health IT's Technology Policy/Office certification from Oracle Health SVP and Chief Health Office, AI-backed products are now available to outpatient providers in the US. Oracle is scheduled to launch its acute care market function in 2026.
Dive Insights:
The company claims that by integrating AI across the record system, it reduces the amount of work required to search records and enter patient information. This is a long-term concern for clinicians who say management tasks in EHR drag after work and distract from patient care.
Oracle said that records use AI to generate summary patient information, so providers can access relevant data quickly. When reviewing patient charts, providers can use voice commands to extract information from multiple sources, such as drug databases, pharmacy records, and clinical guidelines.
Content generated by AI is clearly identified, Sutariya said. Oracle “provides a visual output for each AI feature, provides an overview of data sources, usage, limitations and risks, and provides transparency to support clinical use based on how the model works and securely informed,” he said.
The EHR also said providers could act faster as they could highlight potential issues such as care gaps, financial concerns and risk of readmission. Additionally, the system must learn from clinician behavior over time and tailor it to your preferences.
Providers can add their own AI agents (AI tools that allow them to act more autonomously), or integrate third-party products to work with Oracle's AI agents.
“While our competitors appear to be pleased with the bolting capabilities to outdated technology, Sheemaberma, executive vice president and general manager of Oracle Health and Life Sciences, said in a statement. “Our agents act as smart assistants who can dynamically and superficially represent key insights and cues while ensuring that clinicians remain in control.”
The new record comes roughly three years after Oracle closed its $28 billion acquisition of EHR vendor Cerner, and is on track for tech companies to dig deeper into the healthcare sector.
However, the business has faced several headwinds in recent years, including a challenging EHR rollout in the Veteran Affairs Bureau and a decline in the EHR market share of hospitals.
Last year, major competitors controlled more than 42% of acute care hospitals, while Oracle owned almost 23%, according to a report released this spring by KLAS Research.
Oracle's new EHR announcement comes days before Epic holds its annual User Group Meeting. This month, Epic reportedly plans to publish its own AI clinical documentation assistant.
