Debunked Episode 19: Turmoil at the CDC, Epic’s AI Strategy
The latest episode of the Debunked podcast explores an ongoing debate questioning the role of payers in healthcare transactions. It also highlights turmoil at the CDC.
Judge Advances Particle Health’s Antitrust Lawsuit Against Epic
A federal judge has allowed key claims in Particle Health’s antitrust lawsuit against Epic to move forward, marking the first time such allegations against the EHR giant have gotten this far. The case centers on Epic’s alleged use of its influence over the Carequality data exchange to block Particle’s access to patient records and stifle competition in the emerging payer platform market.
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RCM Outsourcing: Balancing Human Expertise & Smart Technology
Greenway Health blends smart technology with human expertise to elevate revenue cycle.
3 Announcements You Don’t Want to Miss from Epic’s Annual Meeting
At Epic’s annual Users Group Meeting, the EHR behemoth highlighted its growing AI strategy — announcing tools promising to benefit providers, payers and patients alike.
What Does HHS’ Restructuring Mean for Interoperability In Healthcare?
Experts say the fallout from HHS’ restructuring could set public health efforts back by decades by dismantling critical infrastructure. It’s also important to note that these changes cast serious doubt on the future of interoperability, pointed out Jason Prestinario, CEO of data platform Particle Health.
6 HIMSS Announcements You Don’t Want to Miss
This year's HIMSS conference featured many news announcements — from advanced partnerships to product launches to new research. In this list, MedCity News compiled short summaries for six of the conference's most notable announcements.
Judy Faulkner Shares 3 Strategies that Fuel Epic’s Success
During a recent panel, Epic CEO Judy Faulkner gave some insight about how she runs her company and why she thinks its employees enjoy coming to work.
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Price Transparency is the New North in the PBM World
In this episode hear how improving benefit verification, prior authorizations, and patient affordability with smart integrations and real-time eligibility can streamline healthcare workflows.
Unpacking the Epic-Particle Health Dispute: When It Started, What’s Being Alleged & What It Means for the Industry
Following a months-long dispute, data platform Particle Health filed an antitrust lawsuit against Epic, alleging that the EHR giant is using its dominance in the market to prevent competition in the payer platform space. Particle believes the lawsuit is an “unprecedented challenge” to Epic’s market power, while Epic thinks the startup’s claims are “baseless.”
UNC Health CMIO: Clinicians and AI Must ‘Synergistically Work Together’
AI is meant to have a synergistic relationship with clinicians rather than replace them, pointed out David McSwain, chief medical information officer at UNC Health, during an interview at HIMSS24. In his view, both humans and AI are fallible, but their errors are usually of a different type — so both should be working together to reduce the overall error rate.
9 ViVE Announcements You Don’t Want to Miss
This year's ViVE conference featured a variety of news announcements — from company launches to new products to partnerships to acquisitions and more. In this list, MedCity News compiled short summaries for nine of the conference's most notable announcements.
Highmark Health Collaborates with Epic, Google Cloud To Improve Payer/Provider Coordination
Epic’s Payer Platform is being integrated with Highmark’s claims data on Google Cloud, the companies announced Monday at ViVE. This will give providers better insight into patients' health.
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How (and Where) to Find the Best Value Rehabilitation Programs for Brain Injuries
Choosing the right brain injury rehabilitation program is a critical decision that can shape the future for you or your loved one.
Epic Is Integrating Abridge’s Generative AI Tool Into Its EHR
Epic announced that it will integrate Abridge’s clinical documentation tool into its EHR workflow. The startup’s generative AI tool listens to visits and creates a near-instant summary that adheres to physicians’ prototypical note structure.
How Should Providers Deploy Large Language Models? Experts Weigh In
The use of LLMs in healthcare is still quite new, so health systems want to deploy these tools in the least risky way possible. A panel of experts explained how they think health systems can do this during MedCity's INVEST conference — some of their advice included starting with deployment in nonclinical settings and partnering with incumbent vendors rather than startups.
Epic Integrates Suki’s Voice Assistant Into Its EHR
Suki recently announced one of its biggest partnerships to date: it is integrating its voice assistant into Epic’s EHR. The startup's assistant can be thought of as like Apple’s Siri or Amazon’s Alexa — but for doctors.
Epic to Integrate GPT-4 into Its EHR Through Expanded Microsoft Partnership
Epic is welcoming generative AI’s entrance into healthcare. The company is expanding its existing collaboration with Microsoft by integrating OpenAI services, such as GPT-4, into its EHR. The partners have already begun piloting OpenAI services at a few health systems, including UC San Diego Health, UW Health and Stanford Health Care.
A Look at the 5 Companies at the Top of This Year’s ‘Best in KLAS’ Rankings
Epic, Nordic, Impact Advisors, The Chartis Group and Medasource were the five companies with the best performances in this year’s Best in KLAS Awards. KLAS Research named Epic as the top overall software suite for the thirteenth year in a row.