Category: Health IT

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. 

How AI is redefining clinical documentation [PODCAST]

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! We welcome Matthew Allen, a medical student, as we delve into the significant findings of the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) 25×5 Task Force, which aims to reduce the clini…

The double-edged sword of AI in health care

What will your workday look and feel like when it has eliminated your need to document, answer messages, or deal with your inbox? Isn’t that what we all want: freedom from electronic medical records and all the other documentation tasks? Yes? For…

Corewell leans into telehealth for cancer treatment

Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Corewell Health is leaning into telehealth as it looks to expand its oncology care services, local news outlet Fox17 reported Dec. 15.

Navigating the rise of generative AI in health care: 5 key factors beyond the hype

This article is sponsored by Nuance, a Microsoft company. Discover clinical documentation that writes itself™. There’s no doubt about the biggest story in tech over the last year: the rapid rise of generative AI. Although the underlying technolog…