Health IT news and digital transformation trends

Houston Methodist was recently ranked the most innovative health system in America by Fortune, in part for having an “innovation culture.” But what does that look like in practice? “We see our 35,000 employees as 35,000 innovators, empowered to raise…

Health systems are reassigning duties and reallocating personnel because of AI and automation — or at least having conversations with employees that it’s coming, CIOs and digital leaders told Becker’s. AI has already started to replace some healthcare jobs and…

Digital health, AI and automation are transforming healthcare delivery via predictive insights, analytics and virtual care. By deploying such technologies — while consolidating, eliminating and streamlining others — organizations are aiming for increased operational efficiency, improved patient outcomes and a…

FMOL Health has launched a systemwide rollout of Epic’s AI-powered charting tool aimed at reducing administrative burden and improving patient care. The Baton Rouge, La.-based health system is deploying Epic AI Charting, known as “Chart with Art,” across its hospitals…

The American Hospital Association and the West Health Institute are launching a three-year initiative to help hospitals scale technology-driven solutions to improve care delivery. Here are four things to know about the initiative:

Charleston, S.C.-based Medical University of South Carolina has entered a five-year strategic partnership with Revival Healthcare Capital aimed at accelerating the development and clinical advancement of new medical technologies. The collaboration is designed to create a scalable model that enables…

Analyzing multiple photos from across an oncology patient’s course of treatment with AI may be an even better predictor of survival than a single photo alone, a new Mass General Brigham study found. Researchers behind FaceAge, which uses AI to…

Cambridge, Mass.-based Beth Israel Lahey Health has selected Heidi as its systemwide AI scribe vendor. The 14-hospital system has started rolling out the technology to all its physicians after a successful six-month pilot with 1,000 providers. They reported satisfaction with…

Howard Messing has been appointed board chair of Meditech following the death of company founder Neil Pappalardo. Mr. Messing was most recently vice board chair at the privately owned EHR vendor, where he also served as CEO for 10 years.…

Epic is not focusing on maximizing profits but rather on “creating software that helps take care of patients,” according to founder and CEO Judy Faulkner. During a recent interview with Ms. Faulkner, “Freakonomics Radio” host Stephen Dubner pointed to the…