One health system eased physician burnout by removing “pebbles in the shoe” from its EHR, the American Medical Association reported.
Category: Health IT
Virtual visits down at Kaiser Permanente
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente furnished tens of millions of virtual visits and online prescription orders in 2023, though patients’ use of those digital tools was down from previous years.
Why Trinity Health is spending $800M on Epic
Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health is nearly three-fourths of the way through an $800 million Epic rollout that is bringing the EHR to 101 hospitals.
HHS adds 2 networks to hospital data exchange
Two more health information networks have been added to a nationwide data exchange used by hospitals and health systems, HHS said Feb. 12.
Epic deepens ambient listening capabilities
Epic has embedded Abridge’s generative AI for clinical documentation within its standard workflows.
Top 10 'next-generation' EHRs
EHRs are increasingly incorporating artificial intelligence and cloud-based digital tools. But which ones are doing it best?
WellSpan taps virtual care company for primary care, behavioral health
York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health has tapped KeyCare, an Epic-based virtual care company, to help expand its virtual primary care and behavioral health services.
‘Behind the Times’: Washington Tries to Catch Up With AI’s Use in Health Care
Lawmakers and regulators are trying to understand how AI is changing health care and how it should be regulated. The industry fears overreach.
How do we get a critical mass of women physician innovators?
Dr. Margaret-Mary Wilson is UnitedHealth Group (UHG) ‘s Chief Medical Officer, and she recently told Fortune magazine that UHG’s acquisition of physician practices and surgery centers through its subsidiary Optum has allowed UnitedHealth Gr…
Health systems forge ahead with Epic transitions
In 2023, Becker’sreported on 18 hospitals and health systems looking to switch over to an Epic EHR system, and although installs are slated to take a couple of months, many organizations are making significant progress.
