Oracle Health launches AI-powered EHR, touting voice commands over clicks

Oracle Health has unveiled a new electronic health record system that it says uses AI technology to allow clinicians to use voice prompts and reduce clicking.

In this 2022 file photo, David Feinberg, chairman of Oracle Health, talks with Heather Landi, executive editor of Fierce Healthcare, during the HLTH Conference. Oracle Health has unveiled a new version of its electronic health records system.

The company unveiled its all-new EHR system Wednesday. Oracle Health describes it as a “voice-first” solution for clinicians to reduce the headaches of documentation.

With Oracle Health’s new EHR, clinicians will be able to simply use their voice to ask for information in patient records, without spending as much time searching and clicking, the company says.

Oracle Health is rolling it out initially for ambulatory providers in the United States, and the company said it hopes to offer the solution to acute care hospitals in 2026.

David Feinberg, MD, chairman of Oracle Health, wrote on LinkedIn, that the company’s new EHR “is designed to optimize clinical workflows and reimagine clinician and patient experiences. This AI-powered solution is removing clicks and empowering care teams to focus on patients.”

Seema Verma, executive vice president and general manager of Oracle Health, said in a statement accompanying the announcement that the company has created “an entirely new EHR, built in the cloud for the Agentic AI era.”

“Our agents act as smart assistants that can dynamically surface critical insights and queue suggested actions while enabling clinicians to remain in control,” Verma said in the statement. “This is the future of intelligent care, where our healthcare providers are freed from technical baggage so they can focus on caring, connecting, healing, and preventing illness.”

Physicians offered input in the design of the new EHR system, and Oracle said it was trained on clinical concepts to provide more relevance and accuracy.

Ever since Oracle purchased Cerner in a $28 billion deal in 2022, the company has said it wanted to revamp electronic health records. Feinberg acknowledged the frustration many had with EHR systems during an appearance at the HLTH conference in 2022. Even before Oracle acquired Cerner, Feinberg said, “We were really clear that our number one goal was to fix the EHR.”

“They are clunky, non-intuitive and don’t help clinicians,” Feinberg said.

Oracle continues to trail Epic in the electronic health record market place in the United States. In 2024, Epic held 42.3% of the U.S. hospital market, while Oracle had 22.9% of the market, according to KLAS research.

Epic has also been expanding its AI capabilities. The company partnered with Microsoft and Nuance to add ambient documentation tools to Epic’s systems. Epic is expected to introduce its own technology to transcribe and summarize patient visits with clinicians, Politico reported earlier this month.

Doctors and nurses regularly cite documentation burdens, including struggling with electronic health record systems, as a contributing factor to burnout and stress.

Lisa Rotenstein, the medical director of ambulatory quality and safety at UCSF Health, looked at burnout in a study published in Jama Network Open in November. The study, which was supported by The Physicians Foundation, found doctors are spending too many hours updating electronic health records.

In an interview with Chief Healthcare Executive® in February, Rotenstein said, “We know that time spent on the electronic health record is associated with burnout, and particularly when that time is spent after hours.”

Oracle is investing heavily in the healthcare industry, and another sign of that focus is the company moving its global headquarters to Nashville, which is home to hundreds of healthcare and health tech firms.