Health IT news and digital transformation trends

Epic and InterSystems led KLAS Research’s global acute care EHR ratings with the most regions represented. Here are the top-rated EHRs globally, by region, according to the market intelligence firm’s Feb. 4 report, based on its surveys of over 23,000…

Albuquerque, N.M.-based Presbyterian Healthcare Services expanded its clinical AI platform to 200 primary care clinicians, marking the system’s first full deployment of the technology. The rollout follows a pilot that identified more than 200 patient conditions across 10,000 encounters and…

Optum has launched a pair of AI-driven prior authorization products, one designed to speed up submissions on the provider side and another to accelerate clinical reviews for payers. The provider-facing product, Digital Auth Complete, went live in January in collaboration…

For nurses at Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, tech adoption hinges on one question: Does it improve patient care? “Nurses have long memories,” said Lavonia Thomas, DNP, RN, chief nursing informatics and innovation officer of MD Anderson.…

Epic has rolled out AI Charting, a built-in tool that listens during patient visits and drafts clinicians’ notes and suggested orders in real time. The feature is part of Epic’s expanding set of AI capabilities built directly into its software,…

MyMichigan Medical Center Sault in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., has launched a telestroke service in partnership with Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan Health to expand access to stroke specialists for patients in Michigan’s eastern Upper Peninsula. Through the collaboration, patients…

As automation and artificial intelligence move from pilots into daily revenue cycle operations, a new leadership role is taking shape inside health systems. Revenue cycle executives are increasingly acting as AI governance leaders, responsible not only for efficiency and accuracy,…

The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that the Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act would cost $8 million over five years. The legislation would require the Department of Health and Human Services to recommend ways to improve recruitment and training of…

Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai is offering a virtual second opinion service designed to provide patients with expert reviews of their medical records without requiring travel. Through the program, Cedars-Sinai’s team collects participants’ medical records, diagnosis information and questions, which are then…

Google will partner with Included Health to launch a nationwide randomized study evaluating how conversational artificial intelligence performs in real-world virtual care workflows. Here are four things to know about the study: