A recent survey from the American Medical Association found that 66% of medical providers used AI in some capacity in the past year. That represented a dramatic 78% increase from the prior year.   Usage is only going up, but many…

Five vendors have emerged as key cybersecurity partners for small and rural hospitals in 2025, according to a June 30 report from Black Book Research. The report surveyed 187 leaders at hospitals with fewer than 150 beds on their cybersecurity…

Stanford Health Care has launched a pilot program combining ambient AI and real-world data to give physicians clinical evidence within minutes during patient visits. Nigam Shah, MD, PhD, chief data scientist at Stanford Health Care, said the pilot merges ambient…

St. Joseph, Mo.-based Mosaic Life Care said it was affected by a data breach that originated at EHR vendor Oracle Health. The health system started notifying affected patients June 27 that it had been contacted by an unknown party earlier…

Interoperability, or the seamless electronic exchange of information, has long been a goal of the healthcare industry. And while interoperability has continuously improved in the EHR era, it still has a long way to go. So where does healthcare interoperability…

Suki, a healthcare AI company, expanded its partnership with Meditech to further streamline clinical workflows. The two companies initially partnered in September 2024 to add ambient clinical documentation to Meditech Expanse EHR, including in-Expanse dictation. Since then, more than 20…

Parker, Ariz.-based La Paz Regional Hospital has gone live with a Meditech Expanse EHR system. The system unifies the hospital and its four clinics, according to a July 1 news release. It also provides access to a patient portal and…

In today’s healthcare environment, community hospital leaders face mounting pressure to do more with less—optimize revenue, improve quality, and retain a shrinking workforce. Against this backdrop, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a powerful tool in medical coding, promising speed,…

Rationalize your applications, they say. It will lead to cost savings, streamline your portfolio, and release resources for innovation and technological advancement, they say. So why do we groan at the idea of starting an application rationalization effort? Immediate reactions…

A growing number of small and rural hospitals are delaying cybersecurity improvements due to looming Medicaid funding cuts, according to a June 30 report from Black Book Research. The survey of 187 leaders at hospitals with fewer than 150 beds…