Category: Health IT

Meditech Alliance grows

Meditech Alliance has tripled its membership this year.

Health systems urge Congress to extend telehealth flexibilities

Nearly 80 healthcare organizations are calling on Congress to extend telehealth flexibilities established during the COVID-19 pandemic for at least two more years, warning that failure to do so would disrupt care and create uncertainty for patients and…

Florida health system goes live with $250M Epic EHR

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health has completed a $250 million transition to an Epic EHR.

Rush's Epic strategy evolves with emerging trends

In the digital age of healthcare, where data flows as abundantly as patients seeking care, the ability to harness and integrate that information is becoming a cornerstone of innovation.

3-hospital system to leave Oracle Health for Epic

West Burlington, Iowa-based Great River Health plans to switch from Oracle Health to Epic for its EHR.

Clinician turnover rises as EHR frustrations grow: Report

The healthcare industry is grappling with rising clinician turnover, as burnout and frustrations with electronic health records drive many nurses and physicians to consider leaving, a new report from KLAS found.

Mayo Clinic adds genetic test action items to EHR for 100,000 patients

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has begun integrating action items from genetic tests into health records for more than 100,000 patients who participated in an exome study for biomedical breakthroughs over the last four years.

Atrium Health apologizes to patient portal users: 5 notes

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health has apologized to users of its patient portal for potentially transmitting their data to Big Tech companies.

Are the AI safeguards currently in place sufficient to prevent a doomsday scenario?

My vote for Time’s Person of the Year is Artificial Intelligence (AI). I think AI is the most talked about and hyped (overhyped?) development of 2024, already transforming operations across numerous sectors, from manufacturing to financial servic…

University Hospitals' 'Epic first' strategy

University Hospitals, based in Cleveland, is taking a strategic approach to digital transformation by embracing an “Epic first” philosophy.