Category: Health IT

AI in health care: Could it be an unexpected catalyst for physician burnout?

Artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly ingratiated itself in the health care landscape, emerging as a powerful tool with the potential to revolutionize various aspects of clinical practice. From enhancing diagnostic precision to streamlining administ…

How Novant's 'stupid stuff' initiative saved providers 26M EHR clicks

Carl Armato heard a consistent sentiment as he was rounding on physicians: The amount of time they spent in the EHR was creating a burdensome workload. This led to a resolution-focused initiative launched several years ago at Winston-Salem, N.C.-based …

Billing for MyChart has not solved physicians' excessive email problem

Hospitals and health systems around the U.S. began charging for patient messages sent through patient portals as their clinicians became inundated with 50 percent more messages after the pandemic, but the charges haven’t necessarily stopped the influx …

How Methodist Le Bonheur is going from 9 EHRs to 1 through Epic

Methodist Le Bonheur COO Monica Wharton is focusing on ‘going slow to go fast’ and keeping the total cost of ownership in mind as the system works to install a new Epic EHR.

Health IT execs at Johns Hopkins, Temple, UC Davis + 4 more weigh in on limits of telehealth

Telehealth remains a powerful tool for treating patients from their homes, but connectivity issues and legal confusion around telehealth restrictions still limit the technology, health IT executives told Becker’s.

'No margin, no mission': How Northwell CIO Sophy Lu approaches the Epic installation

Northwell Health CIO Sophy Lu told Becker’s that the New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based health system’s Epic installation process is a ‘leap into the future.’

UHS picks Oracle Cerner EHR for 200+ behavioral health sites

Universal Health Services is implementing Oracle Health’s electronic health record in over 200 behavioral health facilities nationwide.

Prisma adds remote patient monitoring tools to Epic EHR

Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health is expanding its partnership with virtual care company. HealthSnap.

Health systems switching EHRs due to mergers

Here are the hospitals and health systems that are implementing new EHR systems or extending EHR systems to other facilities due to mergers or acquisitions:

2 men caught in $67M telehealth fraud scheme

Two Florida men have pleaded guilty for their involvement in a $67 million fraud scheme that used “deceptive telemarketing campaigns” that targeted Medicare.