Health IT news and digital transformation trends

AI is making fast inroads into healthcare, but succeeding with these tools is often easier said than done. A major obstacle is that clinicians may not trust AI, which adds work and cost and detracts from the patient experience. During…

As OSF HealthCare grew and evolved, so did the complexity of managing facilities operations across the system. Leadership needed a modern and consistent way to understand performance, identify risks and make informed decisions at scale. OSF turned to Pointcore to…

Health systems are updating their EHR upgrade strategies amid the shift to AI and rapid technological evolution in healthcare, executives told Becker’s. IT leaders refresh their EHRs as little as annually to as much as quarterly, based on what their…

UChicago Medicine plans to deploy a large-scale digital infrastructure platform across its facilities through a new agreement with healthcare technology company Artisight. Under the agreement, the health system will bring Artisight’s Smart Hospital Platform to multiple care settings, including patient…

Maintaining safe and secure healthcare environments is a major priority for all medical professionals. However, the high-risk, fast-paced nature of modern healthcare can make addressing security situations uniquely challenging, often requiring advanced technologies and adaptive processes to drive timely communications…

UPMC Washington (Pa.) has rolled out a new inpatient tele-neurosurgery consultation service.  As part of this service, UPMC neurosurgery specialists can connect with hospitalized patients with spine or intracranial conditions and work alongside their hospital care team at the patient’s…

Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke’s has partnered with Penn State University’s SAFE-T system to expand access to sexual assault forensic exams via telehealth. The collaboration enables patients across the system to receive exams 24 hours a day, seven days a week,…

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and the University at Buffalo have developed an AI tool to assess lung cancer patients’ risk of postoperative complications. The model combines clinical data, CT imaging and large language model-generated explanations to provide…

UPMC Enterprises, the venture capital arm of Pittsburgh-based UPMC, has invested in Koda Health, an AI-enhanced advance care planning platform. UPMC Enterprises participated in a Series A funding round, according to an April 28 news release. Koda Health’s platform guides…

As part of value-based care (VBC) and population health initiatives, health systems are leveraging AI and digital technology to improve quality, engage patients at scale and prevent avoidable utilization to support financial sustainability. These were insights shared at Becker’s 16th…