Health IT news and digital transformation trends

As of February, a share of payers and providers had not yet started working toward the application programming interface requirements established by CMS’ interoperability and prior authorization final rule, according to survey results released March 10 by the Workgroup for…

Google is expanding its use of AI across healthcare, announcing new investments and product updates aimed at improving access to information and clinician training. At its annual “Check Up” health event March 17, the company said it will commit $10…

As healthcare organizations expand across product lines and regulatory programs, enterprise content can become a silent bottleneck. Claims documentation, enrollment records, provider communications, audit files, and member correspondence accumulate across disconnected systems, slowing operations and increasing compliance risk. Rapid expansion…

At UC San Diego Health, an early deployment of Amazon Connect Health is reducing call times by 25% and reshaping how the health system approaches patient access. The health system implemented Amazon Connect, an AI tool designed to automate administrative…

The American Hospital Association has submitted comments urging HHS to set flexible timelines and provide technical support as they develop new certification standards for diagnostic imaging interoperability. In a March 16 letter to the assistant secretary for technology policy and…

Mount Sinai Health System is partnering with Midstream Health to deploy an AI-powered platform aimed at identifying cost-saving opportunities and improving financial operations. The New York City-based health system said it will initially roll out the platform within its supply…

OSF HealthCare Saint Katharine Medical Center in Dixon, Ill., is set to transition to a new electronic health record system April 1, Shaw Local reported March 17. The hospital will go live with an Epic EHR as part of an…

Robotic surgery company Intuitive said it was the victim of a phishing incident that allowed a hacker to access internal applications, but that hospitals are not affected. Intuitive’s da Vinci, Ion and digital platforms were not impacted and remain safe…

Nvidia is expanding its open AI model ecosystem to support healthcare and life sciences use cases, including drug discovery and biomedical research. The effort includes continued development of the company’s BioNeMo and Clara model families, which support applications such as…

Telehealth use is associated with higher adherence to endocrine therapy among women with breast cancer, according to a study in the Journal of Cancer Survivorship. Researchers from Athens, Ga.-based University of Georgia analyzed claims data from the Merative MarketScan database,…