St. Louis-based Ascension is updating its patient portal in six markets after restoring the EHRs there following a May 8 cyberattack.
Category: Health IT
The cost of ineffective technology: Why your practice’s tech stack may be contributing to employee burnout and high turnover rates
A recent survey by the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) revealed that 75 percent of medical group owners report that work-related stress levels have increased this year. A previous MGMA poll found that nearly 30 percent of medical groups had…
Novant Health runs into MyChart issues amid EHR transition
Some Novant Health patients have run into issues with MyChart as the Winston-Salem, N.C.-based health system unifies its patient portal platform, WWAY3 reported.
UW Health AI pilot generates 3,000 patient messages
Madison, Wis.-based UW Health’s collaboration with Microsoft and Epic in their AI pilot program, aimed at facilitating the drafting of physician messages to patients, has resulted in the creation of more than 3,000 messages.
Epic hosts 1st European group meeting
Epic held its inaugural European Group Meeting in May to discuss how the EHR giant’s hospital clients on the continent are using its digital tools.
Sunoh.ai: Reducing physician burnout with significant time savings
This article is sponsored by Sunoh.ai, a revolutionary AI-powered ambient listening technology for clinical documentation. The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) within health care is one of, if not the most significant, health care industry d…
End of Pandemic Internet Subsidies Threatens a Health Care Lifeline for Rural America
As the Affordable Connectivity Program runs out of money, millions of people face a jump in internet costs or lost connections if federal lawmakers don’t pass a funding extension.
AI-powered surveillance in China and the U.S.
Today, in China, if you walk across the street where you are not supposed to, expect a ticket to arrive in the mail. Somehow. Out of all the faces in China. An AI-monitored camera will see you and report your crime to the authorities. Lately, these fi…
Franciscan Health completes Epic migration to Microsoft cloud
Mishawaka, Ind.-based Franciscan Health migrated its Epic environments to Microsoft Azure, a cloud computing platform developed by Microsoft.
Can AI save the medical profession?
I was working in a busy GP clinic when I finished seeing my last patient for the day, and I felt a sense of relief that the day was over; however, that relief was quickly overshadowed by the daunting mountain of paperwork I needed to complete before I …
