Telehealth utilization has led to enhancements in certain healthcare utilization and quality metrics, but it has also been associated with a 1.6% increase in healthcare spending, Health Affairs research confirmed April 17.
Category: Health IT
New York hospital moves to Epic
Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center went live with an Epic EHR system on March 2.
Medical Providers Still Grappling With UnitedHealth Cyberattack: ‘More Devastating Than Covid’
Medical providers say they’re still coping with the Change Healthcare cyberattack disclosed in February even though parent company UnitedHealth Group reported that much is back to normal and its revenue is up over last year.
Health First investing $160M on Epic transition
Rockledge, Fla.-based Health First plans to spend more than $160 million over the next two years to transition to an Epic EHR system.
Too Big To Fail? Now It’s ‘Too Big To Hack’
Congress this week had the chance to formally air grievances over the cascading consequences of the Change Healthcare cyberattack, and lawmakers from both major parties agreed on one culprit: consolidation in health care. Plus, about a year after states began stripping people from their Medicaid rolls, a new survey shows nearly a quarter of adults who were disenrolled are now uninsured. Jessie Hellmann of CQ Roll Call, Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet, and Lauren Weber of The Washington Post join KFF Health News’ Mary Agnes Carey to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner interviews Caroline Pearson of the Peterson Health Technology Institute.
Why the former Allscripts is banking on AI
The company formerly known as Allscripts plans to turn its fortunes around by using generative artificial intelligence to find insights in its decades’ worth of patient data, Forbes reported April 18.
AI’s role in simplifying communication [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! We sit down with Carlo Mahfouz, a technology executive and author, to explore the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in health care communication. Ca…
How Cleveland Clinic uses Epic to prevent workplace violence
In a move to bolster patient safety and caregiver well-being, Cleveland Clinic has integrated a feature within its Epic EHR system aimed at preparing staff for encounters with patients presenting known risks.
FTC slaps Cerebral with $7M fine for privacy violations
Cerebral has agreed to pay the Federal Trade Commission $7 million due to the telemedicine company sharing consumers’ private health information and other sensitive data with advertisers without permission.
AI helping UC San Diego physicians draft more empathetic responses
UC San Diego Health has been piloting the use of generative artificial intelligence in its Epic EHR system to help draft responses to patient messages and found that the tool is assisting physicians in drafting more empathetic responses.
