Clinician satisfaction with EHRs has jumped from 11% in 2011 to 87% in 2025, Black Book Research reported. Here are five things to know from the health IT researcher’s July 11 report based on surveys of 130,000 hospital-based clinicians since…

The state of Texas has enacted a law regulating EHR data and healthcare AI use in the state. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 1188 into law in June. The legislation requires that EHR data from Texas patients be…

Cookeville (Tenn.) Regional Medical Center has been experiencing a network outage believed to be caused by a ransomware attack. The 269-bed hospital’s IT systems went down July 13, though patient care hasn’t been affected, according to a July 15 Facebook…

A growing number of health system chief information officers are prioritizing AI to ease administrative burdens and improve care, according to a survey released July 16 by CliniComp and the CHIME Foundation. The survey gathered responses from CIOs at hospitals…

The World Health Organization, alongside the International Telecommunication Union and the World Intellectual Property Organization, has released a technical report warning of risks associated with applying artificial intelligence to traditional medicine without safeguards.  The report was presented at the ITU’s…

As ambient AI continues to make inroads in healthcare, organizations are evaluating technologies and partners more rigorously. Integration is becoming a benchmark, and delivering a seamless clinician experience is now essential to proving what ambient AI can achieve. “The hunger…

Introduction Hospitals lose millions of dollars each year due to incomplete or inaccurate charge capture in the operating room. From missed implants and barcode scanning failures to delays in documentation and item master mismatches, these breakdowns directly erode revenue and…

Providence aims to become the best place to give and receive care by 2030, backed by a technology-enabled transformation strategy. President and CEO Erik Wexler detailed the Renton, Wash.-based health system’s direction in a June 23 internal message to employees,…

If there’s one constant in healthcare cybersecurity, it’s change. From the ever-evolving tactics to the Whack-a-Mole of hacker groups, health system cybersecurity leaders must remain vigilant to protect their organizations today while preparing for tomorrow’s threats. “The key to planning…

The healthcare sector reported 283 data breaches in the first half of 2025, up from 236 during the same period in 2024, according to a July 16 report from the Identity Theft Resource Center. Here are four things to know…