Health IT news and digital transformation trends

In health system boardrooms across the U.S., conversations about artificial intelligence have reached a fever pitch. Vendors are promising transformation and executives feel pressure to act, but initiatives are stalling with striking frequency. It’s not that the models fail; the…

Oracle Health has launched its Clinical AI Agent note generation tool for inpatient and emergency department settings in the U.S., expanding the technology beyond ambulatory care. The tool automatically generates draft clinical notes by organizing symptoms, treatments and other encounter…

WVU Medicine is expanding its use of an artificial intelligence platform designed to assist with clinical documentation after early adoption showed improvements in clinician satisfaction and workflow. The Morgantown, W.Va.-based health system is scaling Abridge’s AI platform for clinical conversations…

People are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence tools for help understanding symptoms, medical results and navigating healthcare decisions, according to a March 10 Microsoft report. The company analyzed more than 500,000 health and wellbeing-related conversations with its Copilot AI assistant…

Amazon is expanding access to its AI-powered health assistant, Health AI, to customers through Amazon.com and the Amazon mobile app. The tool, which launched earlier this year for Amazon One Medical members in the One Medical app, provides health guidance,…

Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai has expanded its Virtual Second Opinions program to patients in 39 states. More than 150 Cedars-Sinai specialists participate in the program, giving patients access to specialized expertise across more than 600 conditions. After completing a questionnaire and…

A disability advocacy organization and two individuals have filed a class-action lawsuit against Epic, alleging the EHR vendor uses its dominant market position to block interoperability and make it difficult for patients to access their medical records. The lawsuit, filed…

Chad Wasserman, senior vice president and CIO of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, said operational stability is essential for scaling AI and digital innovation across large health systems. In a recent interview on the “Technovation” podcast, Mr. Wasserman discussed how HCA…

Meditech is expanding the artificial intelligence capabilities of its Expanse EHR platform, introducing new tools aimed at easing clinical documentation, improving patient engagement and strengthening revenue cycle performance. The company unveiled several updates in a March 10 news release, including…

More than 85% of Epic customers are using the company’s AI tools. Epic’s AI portfolio includes tools designed for clinicians, revenue cycle teams and patients. Early results shared by the company in a March 10 news release suggest the technology…