Thousands of health IT leaders will descend on Verona, Wis., from Aug. 19-21 for Epic’s annual Users Group Meeting.
Category: Health IT
Press Ganey adds patient surveys to Epic EHR
Press Ganey has expanded its PX Connect Suite for healthcare organizations to capture, act on and respond to patient surveys within Epic EHR.
Allegheny Health Network turns to Epic's “Look-Alikes” tool
In a bid to advance rare disease diagnosis, Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network began leveraging Epic’s “Look-Alikes” tool.
Stop physician burnout: the hidden danger of AI note-writing software
AI note-writing software will provide massive short-term relief to stressed-out physicians, effectively disconnecting the quality of notes from personal data entry skills. Unfortunately, after a brief respite from the stress of documentation, things co…
Health systems push EHRs beyond patient records
Health systems are increasingly leveraging EHR systems for more than just storing patient data.
Telehealth costs outpace office visits
Nationally, telehealth claim lines saw a slight decline, dropping from 4.86% of all medical claim lines in April to 4.82% in May, representing a 0.8% decrease, FAIR Health’s monthly telehealth regional tracker found.
EHR vendors forge partnerships with health systems
EHR vendors Epic Systems and Oracle Health are partnering with health systems on new IT initiatives.
Hospital lessens 'note bloat' with Epic platform
A California children’s hospital adopted a note-writing platform from Epic, helping reduce the length of clinical notes and saving providers time.
How a merger gave this hospital a 'pressing' EHR overhaul
Meridian, Miss.-based Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center has completed the installation of its new Epic EHR system.
The impact of MyChart billing at UCSF Health
San Francisco-based UCSF Health introduced billing for MyChart messages in November 2021, but did these fees actually reduce the volume of patient communications?
