St. Peter’s Health, based in Helena, Mont., spent $25 million to switch to an Epic EHR system.
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Top 6 EHRs for oncology: Where Epic, Oracle Cerner rank
Hospitals and health systems are most pleased with Epic’s Beacon for their medical oncology EHR, KLAS Research reported.
AI will be EHRs' next 'copilot,' UMass Memorial IT leader says
“AI as a co-pilot will be the next phase of the electronic health record,” Eric Alper, MD, chief clinical informatics officer of Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Health, told Worcester Business Journal.
How Mayo Clinic will use generative AI to search through EHRs
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is using Google Cloud’s generative artificial intelligence application that uses an AI-based chatbot to receive questions, pull information from internal web pages and documents and summarize information from EHRs to …
Employee-sponsored telehealth 23% cheaper than in-person care, Penn study says
A 24/7 telehealth program established by Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine for its employees was 23 percent less expensive than providing in-person visits for the same conditions.
What Does a Chatbot Know About Eating Disorders? Users of a Help Line Are About to Find Out
The National Eating Disorders Association’s help line has seen demand climb to unsustainable levels since the beginning of the covid pandemic, with more people reporting severe mental health problems, the nonprofit says. But staffers worry this chatbot may make things worse.
OSU Wexner Medical Center to offer 'smart drug' clinical trial through telehealth
Columbus-based Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center plans to offer a pancreatic cancer clinical trial to patients across the country via telehealth, WCMH reported June 9.
AI-driven solutions for burnout, patient empathy, and worker shortage
A recent Medpage Today article reviews a research article published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Nidhi Subbaraman, in a topic-related Wall Street Journal article, also reviews this JAMA article and several pilot AI doctor response programs currently unde…
4 hospitals, health systems installing new EHRs
Here are four health systems that have implemented or announced plans to implement new EHR systems since May. 17.
Nebraska hospital extends EHR partnership
Columbus (Neb.) Community Hospital is expanding its partnership with digital health company Altera Digital Health to use the Paragon EHR for seven more years.
