In 2019, Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center piloted ambient AI technology, but the initial rollout did not go as planned. After transitioning to a new ambient AI tool, the health system is now experiencing higher adoption rates. “We were early…

Madison, Wis.-based UW Health plans to quadruple the number of care providers using an AI-powered documentation tool in the first half of 2025. Over the next six months, UW Health aims to expand the tool’s rollout to an additional 300…

Technology such as ambient AI documentation tools and smart rooms has been helping hospitals and health systems retain and attract talent. At Richmond, Ind.-based Reid Health, the health system has rooms equipped with digital whiteboards and door signs displaying information…

Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare is launching 24/7 virtual primary care to provide the on-demand experience patients receive from other industries. The seven-hospital system is rolling out HHC 24/7 on April 1, offering on-demand and same-day primary care visits via video and…

CIOs and CFOs can drive “transformational success” when they partner to steer technology toward meeting business needs, KPMG reported. Here are six things to know from the professional services firm’s March 19 report on CIO-CFO collaboration, which surveyed 102 C-suite…

Cyberattacks can cripple hospitals of any size, but they’re particularly damaging to smaller hospitals with fewer resources to recover, according to Fitch. The ratings agency recently took action on two health systems, Fredrick Health Hospital in Frederick County, Md., and…

The VA and Department of Government Efficiency cancelled multiple companies supporting their Oracle Health EHR rollout in recent weeks, according to Federal News Network. The agency terminated contracts with at least six companies supporting the $16 billion rollout, shortly after…

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health plans to expand an ambient AI documentation tool to an additional 200 clinicians after a successful pilot. The health system began piloting the tool in July 2024 with 100 clinicians. “One of the asks that…

Health systems should be on the lookout for a ChatGPT vulnerability hackers are using to target industries including healthcare, the American Hospital Association warns. Cybersecurity firm Veriti reported March 12 that a server-side request forgery in ChatGPT has been used…

Seattle Children’s is set to launch an AI chatbot to help clinicians with treatment decisions. The pediatric health system partnered with Google to build the tool using its Gemini generative AI platform. Seattle Children’s has tested the solution with about…