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UVA Health transforms plain text radiology reports into multimedia, gaining...

Back in 2018, Healthcare IT News reported on how the University of Virginia (UVA) Health System, based in Charlottesville, had completed implementation of new reporting technology that enabled...

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Safeguarding IoMT and connected devices is an ongoing challenge

Next week at the HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum in Boston, experts specializing in connected health, medical devices, internet of things and clinical engineering will take the stage for a...

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Can wireless diagnostic tools transform chronic care management?

There have been significant advances in noninvasive diagnostic technology in recent years, and the technology could transform medicine.Most immediately, transformation is coming from noninvasive blood...

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Driving employee investment in organizational cybersecurity

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Covenant Health advances hospital-at-home program

Covenant Health expanded its high acuity care hospital-at-home program in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Tuesday.WHY IT MATTERSA suite of electronics is enabling patients from Fort Sanders Regional Medical...

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Guardrails, data governance key to solid generative AI outcomes

There is growing concern among some health tech leaders that they should perhaps take a step back to ensure the use of artificial intelligence – especially generative AI – is safe, appropriate, secure...

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AHA security leader sees 'AI-fueled cyber arms race'

John Riggi, the first national advisor for cybersecurity and risk for the American Hospital Association, has been tracking cyber threats to the AHA's more than 5,000 members, and helping many of them...

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HIMSSCast: What CIOs need to know now about AI's data problem

Artificial intelligence faces many challenges in the healthcare industry. This week's guest will address three: AI's data problem, AI and the right to health, and what executives and clinicians need to...

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Texas Children's Hospital's innovation includes tech platforms embedded at...

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Can virtual nursing combined with computer vision AI boost care quality?

Nurses are the lifeblood of the healthcare system. But with unprecedented levels of burnout and staff shortages, many are exhausted.But the population is rapidly aging and patient acuity is rising....

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CISOs weigh in on building security-focused culture

BOSTON – Cybersecurity is not just about technology and compliance frameworks, of course. At health systems large and small, it's a human-scale challenge – with human factors still, always, the weakest...

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Comprehensive, longitudinal patient records – keys to success

American patients will see an average of 18.7 different doctors during their lives. Each encounter will generate its own data, including diagnoses, vital statistics, lab results, medications and...

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Epic gains new EHR clients as Intermountain and UPMC move from Cerner

Epic this past week gained two new big health system customers, as both Intermountain Healthcare and UPMC announced that they've decided to implement its electronic health records in the next few...

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Blue Shield of California announces faster CRM data tools

Blue Shield of California says its new customized Salesforce care management system will help it expand and scale more in-depth care services to members and expand self-service capabilities for...

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User-unfriendly EHRs pose serious risks to patient safety

"Hospitals and health systems have spent more than $100 billion on EHRs over the last decade, and most believe that these systems are completely safe and usable but that is not necessarily the case,"...

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AI helps AtlantiCare lung cancer patients speed from discovery to treatment

New Jersey health system AtlantiCare's Lung Nodule Clinic used to be completely reliant on other healthcare providers to refer patients for evaluation.THE PROBLEMThis meant the referring provider had...

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Bon Secours transforms employee relationships with experience management tech

In so many industries, experience is top priority. Consumers are tracked throughout their journey and across all interactions, and customer experiences are personalized and timely. Why should...

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DEA suggests 2nd comment period for post-PHE online Rx registration

At the Drug Enforcement Agency Drug Diversion Division listening sessions earlier this month, DEA Administrator Anne Milgram said the agency would hold a second comment period on its March NPRM in the...

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New AI-powered medical transcription tool from Hint Health and OpenAI

OpenAI, the company that developed ChatGPT, is working with Hint Health on a new AI-powered clinical documentation platform they hope will improve the physician-patient relationship by streamlining...

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Advocate Health, Mount Sinai among 10 big health systems in Transcarent...

The Transcarent platform integrates directly through the care pathway of each of the 10 health systems it is partnering with, including scheduling and pre- and post-care, support services and same-day...

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