Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health is using telehealth to increase access to contraceptives after Utah pharmacists were allowed to prescribe and dispense hormonal contraceptives directly to adult women in the state, TownLift reported July 6.
Category: Health IT
Will artificial intelligence replace physicians?
A recent Goldman Sachs report determined that artificial intelligence (AI) may wipe out 300 million jobs. Jobs that require advanced education, like mine, are particularly vulnerable. This isn’t welcome news for those of us who have invested a li…
Telehealth company TytoCare lays off 10% of workforce
Telehealth startup TytoCare is laying off 20 employees, or 10 percent of its 200-person workforce, CTech reported July 6.
'Interoperability via automation': What Texas Children's leaders want from Epic
IT leaders at Houston-based Texas Children’s told Becker’s that they wish their EHR had more automation abilities to freely schedule appointments and capture patient data.
Where Epic is partnering in 2023
From teaming up with Microsoft to integrate generative AI into its EHR software to expanding its partnership with clinical documentation software company Nuance, here is a look at where EHR giant Epic is extending its partnerships in 2023:
How Ochsner is using Epic to fight malnutrition
New Orleans-based Ochsner Health is partnering with digital health company Junum to integrate its malnutrition clinical support tool within its Epic EHR.
Northwell launches telehealth program to treat burn victims
Northwell Health’s Center for Global Health partnered with the Burn Center at Staten Island (N.Y.) University Hospital to implement a telehealth program that allows burn victims to remotely access burn specialists, treatment plans and guidance, accordi…
Georgia hospital to switch over to Epic as part of acquisition
Demorest, Ga.-based Habersham Medical Center is switching over to Epic as it is taken over by Gainesville, Ga.-based Northeast Georgia Health System, Atlanta Business Chronicle reported July 5.
6 hospitals opting for Meditech in 2023
Here are six hospitals and health systems switching to a Meditech EHR system in 2023, as reported by Becker’s since Jan. 20:
Seen at HIMSS: the latest innovations in artificial intelligence, mixed reality, robotics, and interoperability
ChatGPT and Epic Systems This year’s buzzword in academic and now business technology is ChatGPT. Epic Systems, Microsoft, and OpenAI (the owners of ChatGPT) have announced the release of the next evolution in artificial intelligence (AI) called …
