Category: Health IT

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.

How this country doctor embraced artificial intelligence

I guess you could call me a country doctor. In addition to serving as a chief medical officer and practicing in an office in a small New Jersey town, I co-own an independent family care practice with my wife Kerri in a converted barn situated in the ro…

AdventHealth completes $660M Epic rollout

Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth, one of the nation’s largest health systems, recently completed its switch to an Epic EHR that cost hundreds of millions of dollars.