Oracle Health announced that its next‑generation, AI‑embedded electronic health record (EHR) platform has earned Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) Health IT certification on October 3, 2025, and has met Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) electronic prescribing (EPCS) compliance on October 8, 2025. The announcement was made on November 18, 2025, making the certification a newly disclosed regulatory milestone.
The ONC certification confirms that Oracle Health’s EHR meets federal standards for functionality, security, and interoperability, allowing the system to be deployed in U.S. ambulatory clinics and qualify for incentive programs under the 21st Century Cures Act. DEA EPCS compliance further enables the platform to support electronic prescribing of controlled substances, a critical capability for outpatient practices that must meet stringent federal safeguards.
Oracle’s move into the ambulatory EHR market follows its 2021 acquisition of Cerner and represents a strategic push to capture a share of the projected $417 billion U.S. ambulatory services market by 2030. While Oracle Health holds a dominant position in acute‑care EHR deployments, its ambulatory market share has been modest; the certification positions the company to compete more directly with established vendors such as Epic, which currently leads the ambulatory segment. Oracle’s AI‑first architecture is intended to differentiate its offering by embedding predictive analytics, natural‑language processing, and automated clinical decision support directly into the workflow, thereby reducing administrative burden and improving patient outcomes.
The AI capabilities highlighted by Oracle include real‑time clinical decision support that flags potential drug interactions, automated chart‑ing of patient encounters, and predictive risk scoring for chronic disease management. By integrating these functions from the outset, Oracle claims the platform can cut data‑entry time by up to 30 % and improve diagnostic accuracy, addressing pain points that have historically limited adoption of EHR systems in outpatient settings.
Oracle Health’s executive vice president and general manager, Seema Verma, described the certification as a “breakthrough” that “harnesses AI to bring greater intelligence to the bedside, reduce friction between payers and providers, and nearly eliminate the countless hours of data entry required by our nation’s healers.” The certification is expected to accelerate Oracle’s subscription and services revenue in the ambulatory space and strengthen its AI‑powered health solutions portfolio.
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