5 of the Top 10 U.S. Health Systems Are Moving to This New Health IT Category. Here’s Why.
74% of healthcare AI is stuck in pilots. The reason isn't the AI, it's the data architecture underneath it. Read more to find the solution.
74% of healthcare AI is stuck in pilots. The reason isn't the AI, it's the data architecture underneath it. Read more to find the solution.
GuardDog Telehealth admitted it misrepresented its services to access patients’ health information, marking the first major concession in Epic’s lawsuit against Health Gorilla and other defendants accused of exploiting interoperability networks. The broader case is still ongoing.
Epic has unveiled its new “agent factory,” a platform that lets health systems build AI agents that are capable of orchestrating entire workflows across the EHR.
Healthcare executives spoke with MedCity News on how their businesses are using AI to shape the clinician and patient experience.
Healthcare cannot achieve its goals for quality, equity, and value without breaking down the persistent barriers that keep critical information siloed across sectors.
Epic’s rollout of a built-in AI charting tool is intensifying competition in the already crowded ambient AI scribe market, forcing standalone vendors to sharpen their differentiation in an Epic-dominated health system landscape.
Enterprise EHR boosts scalability, interoperability, and governance for large healthcare systems.
Dr. Jackie Gerhart firmly believes that an AI tool meant to help make sense of a person's health or medical records must be housed within the EHR. She also contends that Epic's digital concierge tool, Emmie, will do much more than simply reactively answer questions posed by the user.
Kaiser Permanente consolidated 12 EHR instances across California into two in a matter of hours without disrupting patient care. This project has simplified clinical workflows and improved data consistency, as well as provided a rare example of EHR consolidation executed successfully at scale, said Neil Cowles, the health system’s chief information and technology officer.
At Forbes Healthcare Summit, Epic CEO Judy Faulkner explained why the company’s long-protected independence and unconventional management approach have been central to its dominance as an EHR vendor. Now, she says the company’s future will depends on how it uses its massive data stores to support AI-powered clinical decisions.
The go-to mechanisms for differential payment – network design, case management, quality measurement and prior authorization – increasingly rely on APIs capable of handling not only claims data but, more importantly, the clinical data critical to intelligent decision-making.
Sanford Health is embedding AI into its EHR to turn vast patient data into actionable insights. Tools like a chronic kidney disease module and a personalized colon cancer screening model are helping clinicians catch disease earlier and tailor care to individual patients, explained Jeremy Cauwels, the health system's chief medical officer.
The CEOs of Nabla, Suki, Ambience Healthcare and Abridge separately spoke with MedCity News about why their products have staying power despite imminent competition from Epic.
In an environment where speed, equity, and scientific rigor are all imperative, modernizing patient recruitment is no longer a future goal. It is a present necessity.
Value-based care promises to right the wrongs of fee-based healthcare. But today, we’re a long way from a value-based system. One way to get there faster? Prioritize access to data.
Headway has expanded its EHR system to include an AI-assisted notes feature and an integrated telehealth capability.