Today's Top 20 Health IT Articles
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Imagine the hospital becoming everything, everywhere, all at once
Leading health systems are making significant investments in infrastructure to coordinate care within and outside their walls, according to PwC’s study of 30 top hospital systems. At those hospitals, at least 100 modernization projects are underway with more than 73% of hospitals investing in virtual health/remote care and 70% investing in a digital front door, along with investments in health at home and command centers. -
Study: EHRs take away from human needs like relationship building
EHRs erode the well-being of healthcare teams, taking away from their human needs such as developing relationships and building trust, a study in JAMA Network Open found. -
Johns Hopkins develops AI tool that can detect tumor cell interactions
Researchers from Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins have created a machine learning algorithm, SpaceMarkers, that can identify molecular interactions among cells in and around tumors. -
How the PHE's end affects remote patient monitoring
The COVID-19 national and public health emergencies ended May 11, which will have an effect on Medicare payments for remote patient monitoring, Politico reported May 15. -
Venture capital fund raises $320M, plans to target healthcare
Venture capital fund Atomic closed on $320 million and plans to target healthcare startups, Fortune first reported May 15. -
Virginia primary care group using AI tool to identify medical conditions
Forest, Va.-based Central Virginia Family Physicians is partnering with healthcare artificial intelligence company Navia to help physicians identify potentially life-threatening conditions, such as chronic diabetes, chronic kidney disease and morbid obesity, Fox Wilmington reported May 15. -
Mass General Brigham to bring app-based care, hospital at home to United Arab Emirates
The collaboration between Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham and Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to bring a medical center to the United Arab Emirates will focus on technology and digital innovation. -
Kentucky hospital launches probe into cybersecurity incident
Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare said its information services and cybersecurity experts have launched an investigation into a cybersecurity event that forced the hospital to shut down its email and internet access. -
Centura Health enters naming partnership with Denver Broncos
Centennial, Colo.-based Centura Health entered into a 10-year partnership with the Denver Broncos and will be the football franchise's official healthcare partner. -
Oregon VA system to reset Cerner EHR
VA Roseburg (Ore.) Health Care System is one of the few VA medical facilities to go live with the Cerner EHR system, but due to its ongoing troubles, it will reset the system to fix its issues, The News-Review reported May 12. -
EHR vendor NextGen hit with 7 data breach lawsuits
NextGen Healthcare, a provider of EHR software, is facing seven lawsuits after a March data breach compromised the protected health information of more than 1 million patients, Bloomberg Law reported May 12. -
7 health systems using AI to ease clinicians' documentation burden
Healthcare startups and companies that are offering hospitals and health systems artificial intelligence-based technology such as the one used in ChatGPT are making headway into the industry as organizations look to ease provider burnout and increase automation. -
The pros and cons of combining the CIO, chief digital officer roles
As many types of businesses, including health systems, combine the roles of CIO and chief digital officer, executive search firm Egon Zehnder laid out the pros and cons May 14 of each type of leadership structure. -
5 recent healthcare moves from Amazon
Retail and tech giant Amazon has been expanding into healthcare. -
Apple's new $3K headset could be used by surgeons
Apple's soon-to-be-released mixed-reality headset could be used to help surgeons do procedures, The Wall Street Journal reported. -
5 health systems experiencing cyberattacks
Here are five hospitals and health systems dealing with cyberattacks Becker's has reported on since May 5: -
Digital health: Who's up, who's down
The digital health market is constantly changing, with startups coming onto the scene and more established companies restructuring their strategies. -
Atrium opens first virtual care clinic in a housing community
Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health has opened a virtual care clinic at a local apartment complex. -
Stanford Medicine awarded $100K for AI tool that identifies heart attack risk
Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Medicine was awarded $100,000 for its artificial intelligence tool that can identify patients who are at risk of a heart attack. -
Indiana health system adds e-check-in tool to Epic
Mishawaka, Ind.-based Franciscan Health has added electronic check-in options to its Epic EHR system.
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