Researchers from Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth are studying whether AI can effectively and accurately deliver test results to patients. Through the 21st Century Cures Act, patients must receive immediate notification of test results, but that is often before providers have a…

Lewiston-based Central Maine Healthcare continues to restore services 25 days after a cyber incident caused IT outages, WGME reported. The three-hospital system brought back radiation treatments June 25 and has also prioritized reestablishing its retail pharmacy and outpatient diagnostic services,…

Virtual nursing saved Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health $6.3 million in cost avoidance from reduced turnover. Here are five things to know, according to a June 25 Epic article: 1. In 2024, Advocate saved over 43,000 hours across 25 hospitals from…

Cleveland Clinic has rolled out AI-powered scribes to help reduce physicians’ documentation workload, with 4,000 of its physicians already using the technology, Fast Company reported June 26. The health system is using an AI scribe developed by Ambience. Rohit Chandra,…

AI agents are all the rage – and this time healthcare isn’t far behind other industries in adoption. Healthcare traditionally trailed other industries in digital transformation and hospitals resist change, even with incentives. But this time, with big challenges ahead,…

Orange, Calif.–based UCI Health is planning to open the nation’s first all-electric acute care hospital. The UCI Health-Irvine hospital is a 144-bed facility expected to open in December, according to a June 26 system news release. “This building is different…

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is warning healthcare providers and suppliers about a new fraud scheme involving fake faxed requests for medical records. According to a June 26 alert posted on CMS’ website, scammers are impersonating CMS and…

From expanding connections to the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement to new health system EHR go-lives, here are 11 updates on Epic’s operations, software products, and partnerships reported by Becker’s Hospital Review in June:

Cleveland-based University Hospitals has built capabilities into Epic to detect an underdiagnosed form of arthritis. The 20-plus hospital system’s IT team developed an EHR application to identify patients at risk for axial spondyloarthritis, or axSpA, a type of arthritis caused…

Lawmakers sparred June 26 over how to pay for digital health tools during a House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee hearing, Politico reported. Here are four things to know: