Category: Health IT

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 …

Judy Faulkner is 'single biggest obstacle to EHR interoperability,' Oracle leader says

Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner is the “single biggest obstacle to EHR interoperability,” an Oracle executive wrote in a blog post.

10 Epic updates in May

From releasing its AI validation suite to detailing plans to launch a new personalized care data tool this summer, here are 10 updates on Epic’s operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker’s in May:

Oracle Health: 7 headlines from May

Oracle Health, the EHR vendor formerly known as Cerner, had a busy May, with new contracts and technology rollouts. Here are seven headlines from the past month.