In a bid to advance rare disease diagnosis, Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network began leveraging Epic’s “Look-Alikes” tool.
Category: Health IT
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?
Judy Faulkner: Health IT is 'more complex than rocket science'
Health IT — well, it’s complicated.
Telehealth access for Medicare patients in limbo
It is anticipated that Congress will extend telehealth access rules for Medicare patients, though likely not until after the election. This delay could have significant repercussions, Politico reported Aug. 9.
