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Oracle Launches Voice-Enabled Electronic Health Records System for US Clinics

• By John K. Waters
• 08/20/2025

Oracle Corp has launched a new electronic health records (EHR) system for ambulatory healthcare providers in the United States, the enterprise software giant says, marking its latest push into the competitive healthcare technology market.

The cloud-based system allows clinicians to use voice commands to access patient information such as lab results and medications, rather than navigating through multiple screens and menus. The system is currently available for outpatient care providers, with Oracle planning to expand to hospital settings by 2026.

"When Oracle committed to transforming the healthcare industry, we knew we had to start with the EHR," said Seema Verma, executive vice president and general manager, Oracle Health and Life Sciences," in a statement. "While 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. Our agents act as smart assistants that can dynamically surface critical insights and queue suggested actions while enabling clinicians to remain in control. 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."

The healthcare IT market has seen increasing consolidation and competition, with established players like Epic Systems and Cerner (now owned by Oracle) facing pressure to modernize aging systems. Healthcare providers have long complained that current EHR systems require excessive data entry and navigation that detracts from patient care.

Oracle's system runs on its cloud infrastructure and uses artificial intelligence trained on clinical data, including medical conditions, laboratory results, and treatment protocols. The company said the AI can understand clinical context, such as which medications correspond to specific conditions.

The system allows healthcare organizations to integrate third-party AI models alongside Oracle's native tools, the company said. Healthcare providers can also develop their own AI applications within the platform.

"Oracle continues to aggressively advance healthcare innovation by building an intelligent, comprehensive health ecosystem of solutions, built natively for healthcare providers, payers, life sciences, public health, and consumers," said IDC's AI-in-healthcare analyst Mutaz Shegewi, in a statement. "The availability of the ambulatory EHR highlights Oracle’s fundamental focus on delivering an immersive, AI-first, and cloud-based solution designed to optimize clinical workflows and reimagine clinician and patient experiences."

Oracle acquired Cerner, a major EHR vendor, for $28.3 billion in 2022 as part of its expansion into healthcare technology. The acquisition gave Oracle access to a significant customer base in the hospital market, though the new ambulatory system represents a separate product built from the ground up.

The company plans to demonstrate the system at its health and life sciences conference in Orlando in September 2025.

Electronic health records systems have become mandatory in most U.S. healthcare settings following federal incentive programs that began in 2009. The market has consolidated around a few major vendors, with Epic Systems holding the largest market share in hospital systems.

Oracle's entry with a voice-enabled, AI-powered system reflects broader industry trends toward automation and reducing administrative tasks that consume significant physician time. Studies have shown that doctors spend substantial portions of their workday on electronic documentation rather than direct patient care.

The new system's voice interface aims to address these workflow issues, though adoption will depend on factors including integration with existing hospital systems and training requirements for clinical staff.