Category: Health IT

Can chatbots help choose the right doctor or hospital?

While ChatGPT and Bard cannot provide reliable medical or treatment advice, there is a question of whether these chatbots can assist patients in selecting the right doctor or hospital. Surprisingly, both chatbots occasionally suggest individual physici…

UC San Diego Health rolls out GPT-4 to EHRs

A limited number of physicians at UC San Diego Health now have the option to draft responses to patient messages using ChatGPT.

How IT leaders are trying to solve the EHR documentation burden

Hospitals and health systems have been working to alleviate administrative burdens, including EHR documentation, for their clinicians to give them more time back at the bedside with patients and to help reduce their “pajama time” — time spent on answer…

Children's Hospital LA to offer virtual care to local schools

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is partnering with the Los Angeles Unified School District to offer virtual care to CHLA patients 12 or older attending one of the 20 participating Los Angeles schools.

Epic, Cerner 2048: What will EHRs look like in 25 years?

Medical record technology has evolved from the filing cabinet to artificial intelligence, and the next 25 years should see significant advancements in EHR technology.

Revolutionizing communication and enhancing prosthetics: breakthroughs in neural engineering systems

An excerpt from Future of Technology in Medicine, The: From Cyborgs to Curing Paralysis. Have you ever experienced the urge to text someone in the middle of cooking? Have you ever experienced the necessity of responding to a friend’s eager text when pe…

How a Minnesota health system is using its EHR to retain employees

HealthPartners, based in Bloomington, Minn., has been simplifying its electronic health records system as part of its efforts to retain employees, the Star Tribune reported June 13. 

Epic integrates with language interpretation services

AMN Healthcare Language Services, a remote language interpretation company specializing in healthcare, integrated with Epic.

6 health systems choosing Oracle Cerner

Since its acquisition of Cerner, the combined Oracle Cerner entity has been a major player in the EHR market.

Cerner brings in $1.5B in revenue for Oracle

EHR vendor Cerner, which was acquired by Oracle on June 8, 2022, has contributed $1.5 billion in total revenue for the tech company.