AI has been all the rage over the past year. Maybe you have played with ChatGPT or encountered yet another news story about the increasing impact of AI on a given industry. In this article, I’d like to break down a few things: What is AI? How is …
Category: Health IT
Another health system opts for Epic
Springfield, Mo.-based CoxHealth is moving from a Cerner EHR system to an Epic EHR system.
Billing mystery at Mount Sinai: $660 charge for telehealth visit
A 45- to 59-minute telehealth urgent care visit from New York City-based Mount Sinai cost one patient $660, raising questions as the price was extremely high for a virtual visit and as the appointment was ruled out of network by an insurer, NPR reporte…
University Health integrated content management system with Epic
San Antonio, Texas-based University Health is integrating Hyland’s OnBase Smart on FHIR system within its Epic Hyperdrive EHR to help capture unstructured patient data.
What health systems are paying for EHRs
Here is how much 12 hospitals and health systems are expected to pay for purchasing, installing and upgrading a new or current electronic health record system in 2023, as reported by Becker’s:
What's in store for Meditech in 2024?
In 2024, EHR vendor Meditech told Becker’s the company is steering its efforts toward crafting sustainable and scalable solutions to tackle healthcare’s most pressing challenges, such as workforce issues, financial pressures and the escalating demand f…
OSF looks to educate clinicians on telehealth
Peoria, Ill.-based OSF Healthcare is launching a telehealth education program as it looks to expand care to patients in rural communities.
When a Quick Telehealth Visit Yields Multiple Surprises Beyond a Big Bill
For the patient, it was a quick and inexpensive virtual appointment. Why it cost 10 times what she expected became a mystery.
Is virtual nursing overstated?
A study conducted by digital health company Panda Health revealed that among digital hospital tools, virtual nursing has the least widespread adoption and is perceived as having the most exaggerated value. Health systems that have implemented it say ot…
University Hospitals' Epic install to cost $400M
Cleveland-based University Hospitals expects its Epic install to cost about $400 million, a significant drop from the $600 million it had initially budgeted, according to financial documents published Dec. 14.
