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Epic costs hospitals didn't see coming | Can AI save healthcare money? | Scammers impersonate MyMichigan staff | Can AI fuel Oracle Health's EHR comeback? | Johns Hopkins seeks to narrow 'Netflix' case

November 4, 2026 1. Will AI raise or lower healthcare costs? Full story 2. The Epic costs health systems didn't see coming Full story 3. Member identity errors at the health plan can turn into eligibility denials at the hospital.…

Does the EHR get an unlimited budget? | Anthropic's Claude connects to patient records | 15 Epic updates | 8 systems moving to Oracle Health | Amazon's healthcare playbook

November 3, 2026 1. Is the EHR a protected IT cost? Full story 2. 15 Epic updates in 30 days Full story 3. There are 2 interoperability metrics every health system should track. Find them here. 4. Athenahealth, Anthropic connect…

HCA suffers data breach | Why big for-profits aren't on Epic | 9 systems affected by AI breach | U of Utah names Donna Roach 1st enterprise CIO | 16 systems without a permanent CIO

November 2, 2026 1. Most big for-profit health systems aren't on Epic. Why? Full story 2. HCA data breach hits more than 15,000 people Full story 3. Cleveland Clinic's vice chair of AI shares recent agentic wins during this webinar.…

Epic's unpredictable AI bill | Health IT roles shrinking | 7 Oracle Health updates | Senate draft bill would regulate healthcare AI | Lehigh Valley hit with $800K HIPAA settlement

October 30, 2026 1. Epic to maintain AI transparency despite federal rollback Full story 2. The health IT roles shrinking as AI grows Full story 3. Is interoperability really improving the experience for clinicians and patients? Sutter Health’s patient access…

Does Epic pay for itself? | Larry Ellison: Kill EHR screens | University Hospitals sued over cyber incident | 14 systems' tech returns | Trump's 12 health tech moves

October 29, 2026 1. Health systems promised Epic would pay for itself. Did it? Full story 2. Larry Ellison wants to kill EHR screens: ‘Any other user interface is nonsense’ Full story 3. Virtua Health and Keck Medicine put voice AI…

Larry Ellison's pitch to Epic hospitals | 8 health IT policy changes for 2027 | OpenAI sued over epilepsy death | Hacker gets 70 mos. for hospital ransomware scheme | 10 largest systems by net patient revenue

October 28, 2026 1. Larry Ellison’s AI pitch to Epic hospitals: ‘Maybe ours is better’ Full story 2. OpenAI sued over epilepsy death after ChatGPT advised drug taper Full story 3. Virtua Health and Keck Medicine put voice AI on the…

HHS cuts 14 health IT rules | Costliest EHR projects ranked | Walmart makes new healthcare push | Can CIOs stop shadow AI? | Anthropic IPO filing lays out healthcare bets

October 27, 2026 1. HHS finalizes health IT rule projected to save $1.5B Full story 2. Anthropic IPO filing flags healthcare, drug discovery as growth bets Full story 3. Admit notes average 4-5 missed quality-impacting conditions already in the record. Here’s…

Shadow AI incident hits 3,182 Johns Hopkins patients | Faulkner vs. Ellison: How EHR AI strategies diverge | Hackers use Claude Code to breach health orgs | 1 dead in HCA hospital shooting | 6 most overhyped EHR tools: CIOs

October 26, 2026 1. Johns Hopkins alerts 3,182 patients after worker uploads data to unapproved AI tool Full story 2. Judy Faulkner and Larry Ellison: 2 AI strategies for the EHR Full story 3. More than half of ERP projects…

Epic's developer event: 10 takeaways | EHR tasks AI should take on: CIOs | MGB cuts more jobs | HHS won't raise HIPAA penalties | 11 hospital deals reshaping EHRs

October 23, 2026 1. HHS won’t adjust HIPAA penalties for inflation in 2026 Full story 2. What Epic revealed at its developer conference: 10 takeaways Full story 3. ERP projects rarely fail because of the software. What determines success here.…

AI chatbots are driving up EHR costs | Judy Faulkner's 9 unbreakable rules | Oracle Health's 6 moves beyond the EHR | What CIOs won't automate with AI | Why 43% of hospitals are losing money

October 22, 2026 1. AI chatbots are driving up EHR costs. Epic is working on a fix Full story 2. ‘That’s what ChatGPT told me’: How AI is entering the exam room Full story 3. Over 80% of stolen patient…

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