Health IT news and digital transformation trends

Nurses at Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy reduced their end-of-shift documentation time by 85% after adopting an Epic AI application. Art — Epic’s AI for clinicians — drafts care plan notes for nurses at the end of shifts, summarizing patients’ progress and…

GE HealthCare and UCSF Health have entered into a 10-year collaboration aimed at expanding advanced imaging capabilities and strengthening care delivery across the health system. Here are six things to know about the partnership:

Health Gorilla has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Epic and several health systems, arguing the case threatens the stability of nationwide interoperability frameworks used to exchange patient information. In a Feb. 26 press release announcing the…

Patients who rely heavily on telehealth for primary care may experience gaps in care, according to a new study. Researchers at UW Medicine in Seattle followed 744,599 U.S. military veterans who used Veterans Health Administration primary care for three or…

Business services provider Conduent’s data breach affected at least 25 million people across the U.S., according to a February update from Wisconsin’s Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. The Conduent breach took place between the end of 2024 and the beginning…

Health systems are increasingly shifting care online, but many are not assessing whether patients can use digital tools. Patients are commonly expected to schedule appointments, refill prescriptions, review test results and attend virtual visits through online portals and apps. Yet…

As hospitals and health systems face unrelenting financial strain, healthcare leaders are increasingly turning to technology to bridge the long-standing divide between clinical excellence and fiscal responsibility. A recent Becker’s Healthcare webinar brought together leading healthcare experts to explore how…

CMS has rolled out an app directory for Medicare recipients as part of the agency’s push to digitize healthcare. The Medicare App Library seeks solutions that fall under one of three use cases: “kill the clipboard,” conversational AI assistants, or…

For many chief medical information officers, technology investments are no longer framed solely as operational upgrades. Increasingly, they are being discussed in the context of clinician recruitment, retention and burnout mitigation. Becker’s asked CMIOs whether EHR platforms and newer AI…

A ransomware group is demanding money from Jackson-based University of Mississippi Medical Center after a Feb. 19 cyberattack, a health system leader told SuperTalk Mississippi. After the hack, the health system took some of its IT systems offline to contain…