Health IT news and digital transformation trends

Women are increasingly leading IT strategy for the nation’s biggest health systems. Here are female CIOs serving at the top 100 health systems by annual revenue:  — Bobbie Byrne, MD, has been executive vice president and CIO of Charlotte, N.C.-based…

Deepfake physicians created by AI are popping up on social media, often endorsing unproven treatments. The American Medical Association released seven key policy principles for preventing AI-generated physicians from proliferating, according to a May 11 news release: 1. Make physician…

For health system leaders, the pressure to move fast on artificial intelligence has rarely felt more acute. New tools emerge weekly, vendor pipelines are full and board-level expectations are rising. But Sunil Dadlani, executive vice president, chief information and digital…

Regions with higher telehealth adoption during the pandemic did not experience statistically significant increases in ambulatory visits or total medical spending compared to lower-adoption regions, according to a study published May 11 in JAMA Network Open. The University of California…

Pikeville (Ky.) Medical Center has launched MyChart Bedside, a digital platform designed to help hospitalized patients access real-time information about their care during inpatient stays. The platform enables patients to view daily schedules, medications, upcoming tests and educational materials tailored…

Ambient AI scribes have evolved from experimental technology into one of the fastest-growing tools in U.S. healthcare, reshaping how clinicians document patient encounters. What began as early-adopter pilots in 2020 has accelerated into enterprisewide deployments. Health systems that once measured…

Children’s hospitals are adopting tech at a clip comparable to their general health system counterparts. Here are the leading IT vendors in the pediatric space, according to a survey of 1,638 children’s healthcare executives by market intelligence firm Black Book…

Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham has treated thousands of patients via 24/7 virtual care since launching the program in September. Here are five things to know from a May 9 Boston Globe article: 1. More than 14,500 patients have set…

As the ambient AI market grows more crowded, health systems are demanding more than promising pilots, they need proof. Becker’s Healthcare spoke with Mac Boyter, revenue cycle management and business solutions research director at KLAS Research, and Josh Margulies, vice…

The University of Texas at Austin has rolled out Epic at its ambulatory practice. The organization switched to the EHR at its outpatient clinic April 6 so Epic will be ready to go live on Day 1 at its new…