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5 days ago · Lawmakers recommend establishing and investing in federal AI resources that foster collaboration among agencies and sectoral regulation, which includes two key findings and five recommendations for healthcare.
How Epic is using AI to change the way EHRs work
Nov 28, 2023 · Sumit Rana, head of research and development, discusses how the EHR giant’s system uses AI to generate progress notes, create draft responses to patient questions and assist with medical coding. And how AI sometimes can be more empathetic than a person.
HHS finalizes 2024-2030 Federal Health IT Strategy
Oct 2, 2024 · The Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy within the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has published its final 2024-2030 Federal Health IT Strategy, which seeks to enhance care delivery and experiences for patients, caregivers, healthcare providers, public health professionals and others in the healthcare continuum.
Epic and Particle Health continue to spar over data exchange dispute
Oct 9, 2024 · The Carequality interoperability framework released the results of an independent resolution in the dispute between Epic and Particle Health on Tuesday, but both parties appear further entrenched in their stated opposition. "The Carequality Steering Committee resolution confirms that Particle Health customers inappropriately accessed people’s medical records by …
Allscripts rebrands under the name Veradigm - Healthcare IT News
Jan 4, 2023 · Allscripts Healthcare Solutions announced on Tuesday that the company will now be called Veradigm. In March 2022 the electronic health record vendor – which was founded in 1986 and grew through many mergers and acquisitions in the years after – sold its hospital and large physician practice business segment, which included Allscripts' Sunrise, Paragon, …
EHR roundup: New clients for Epic and Oracle | Healthcare IT News
Oct 2, 2024 · Hospitals and health systems large and small announced new plans for their electronic health record deployments in September. Two of the bigger ones have opted to migrate to Epic Systems, while Oracle Health has won two new critical access hospitals.
Nuance AI copilot now fully embedded in Epic EHR
Jan 19, 2024 · More than 150 hospitals and health systems currently use the DAX Copilot in their Epic electronic health record workflows to draft clinical notes and record patient visits, the company says.
Microsoft launches new healthcare AI tools | Healthcare IT News
Oct 11, 2024 · Microsoft announced Thursday that it is unveiling several artificial intelligence enhancements in Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare innovations, including new healthcare AI models in Azure AI Studio, new healthcare data capabilities in Microsoft Fabric and …
Artificial intelligence is enabling big advances in surgery
Nov 13, 2024 · Artificial intelligence is spreading throughout healthcare, bringing with it many benefits. Among other areas, surgery is being impacted by AI.
How AI is transforming medical coding for physicians and coders
Mar 8, 2024 · Autonomous medical coding has been viewed as the province of large academic medical centers that could afford to experiment with cutting-edge technology. Today it is starting to be viewed as a necessary tool for all health systems.