A survey of hospital executives from digital health company Panda Health found that virtual nursing was the digital hospital tool with the lowest adoption rate and most overstated value.

EHR giant Epic is utilizing predictive models within its workflows with the goal of allowing clinicians to release operating room time they are not using.

A survey from Wolters Kluwer Health found that 86% of Americans are concerned about the sourcing of information from generative artificial intelligence when it is used for healthcare purposes. 

The American Hospital Association said HHS' plan to levy financial penalties in the event of a cyberattack on a healthcare organization would be counterproductive.

Five health systems are joining AVIA, a digital healthcare transformation network. Through the move, AVIA now has 55 healthcare organizations in its network.

Morrison (Ill.) Community Hospital reported a data breach that affected 122,488 patients. 

Large language models may not always exhibit poor performance in clinical reasoning and, in specific restricted scenarios, could surpass the capabilities of clinicians, according to a Dec. 11 study published in JAMA Network Open. 

Rolla, Mo.-based Phelps Health is partnering with KeyCare, an Epic-based virtual care platform, to provide telehealth options to its patients.

Only 36% of healthcare organizations have indicated that they have implemented the essential comprehensive data quality programs needed for meeting the requirements of the 21st Century Cures Act, a Dec. 12 survey from software company Verato found.

Epic Nexus, a subsidiary of Epic, has become one of the initial organizations to receive the Qualified Health Information Network designation.

Approximately half of Cerner's Millennium customers, focused on automating hospitals much like Epic, are expected to transition to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure by February, Larry Ellison, chief technology officer of Oracle, said in a Dec. 11 earnings call.

A growing number of healthcare organizations are often turning to Generative AI (GenAI) to help them provide better experiences for members, patients and providers, while also achieving higher productivity and lower administrative costs.

The Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement is now live, enabling multiple qualified health information networks to securely exchange information, adhering to consistent nationwide technical and policy standards, according to a Dec. 12 article in Health Affairs Forefront written by Sequoia Project CEO Mariann Yeager.

Credit ratings agency Moody's cut Walgreens Boots Alliance's credit rating to junk as the pharmacy store chain looks to expand its retail care offerings, Bloomberg reported Dec. 11.

Health systems in Maryland and Virginia are seeking IT leaders.

Since a new EHR system can be so costly, hospital IT executives told Becker's that the key to a successful EHR install is collaboration and keeping the focus on the patient.

Veradigm CEO Richard Poulton and CFO Leah Jones have resigned from their roles at the request of the board. Mr. Poulton has also stepped down from the board while Ms. Jones will serve in a consulting role to provide business-development related services to the company.

Healthcare technology company Medtronic will partner with Cosmo Pharmaceuticals' medical device business unit to expand the use of artificial intelligence. 

GE HealthCare CEO Peter Arduini was tapped to lead the board of directors of AdvaMed, a medical technology trade group.

Walmart is expanding its foray into healthcare through a new partnership with the diagnostic imaging services company RadNet.