Category: Health IT

Mayo to offer sleep care via telehealth

Mayo Clinic, based in Rochester, Minn., is offering sleep care to its patients using its Mobile Health Clinic.

The clinical AI revolution: 3 things to know

The use of natural language processing (NLP) in the clinical domain dates as far back as the 1960s, with important early work performed in the 1970s and 1980s. While great technical advances were made during this period, clinical NLP failed to live up …

2023 Employer Health Benefits Chart Pack

This slideshow captures key data from the 2023 KFF Employer Health Benefits Survey survey, providing a detailed look at trends in employer-sponsored health coverage, including premiums, employee contributions, cost-sharing, abortion coverage, offer rat…

2023 Employer Health Benefits Survey

This annual survey of employers provides a detailed look at trends in employer-sponsored health coverage, including premiums, worker contributions, cost-sharing provisions, offer rates, and more. This year’s report also looks at how employers are addre…

Benchmark Survey: Annual Family Premiums for Employer Coverage Rise 7% to Nearly $24,000 in 2023; Workers Contribute $6,575 on Average Now, But Potentially More Soon

Amid rising inflation, annual family premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance climbed 7% on average this year to reach $23,968, a sharp departure from virtually no growth in premiums last year, the 2023 benchmark KFF Employer Health Benefits Su…

AI promises efficiency in EHR management

Andrew Albano, DO, chief medical officer of Prisma Health, based in Greenville, S.C., said one of the biggest problems with the EHR is the “note float,” and that AI may be a promising tool to help with this, Computerworld reported Oct. 17. 

Oracle expands relationship with United Medical

United Medical, a Bear, Del.-based multispecialty network of 225 healthcare providers, announced that it expanded its relationship with Oracle Health by another seven years.

What 5 hospitals are paying their Epic talent

Health systems in New York and California are seeking Epic talent with a posted salary of more than $100,000.

How Epic built generative AI into its EHR — and what's to come

Epic already has generative artificial intelligence built into its EHR to draft patient portal messages, write nurse handoffs, and create patient summaries — and the company says it has more than 60 additional use cases in development.

Why I left medicine – and why AI might convince me to return

My first job as a physician assistant was in a neuro-oncology department. I was young, newly certified, and eager to interact with patients. The physician who mentored me there made sure I had the opportunity to counsel patients, and provide guidance a…