Health IT news and digital transformation trends

As OpenAI continues to push into healthcare, it is seeking talent to support those efforts. The tech giant has made several moves in recent weeks. On Jan. 7, OpenAI rolled out ChatGPT Health, a feature that allows users to securely…

Oracle Health is expanding its Clinical AI Agent to help clinicians automate the creation of clinical orders during patient appointments. The tool now supports automated order creation for laboratory tests, imaging and diagnostic studies, new and refilled prescription medications, follow-up…

After years of rapid digital adoption, health system CIOs are entering a more stable phase of technology strategy shaped by persistent margin pressure, workforce strain and growing expectations that IT investments deliver measurable operational return. As organizations plan for 2026,…

A partial government shutdown took effect Jan. 31 after Congress missed a midnight Jan. 30 deadline to pass a revised federal funding package — disrupting some health systems’ hospital-at-home programs as Medicare waivers tied to the service temporarily lapsed. Although…

Too many healthcare organizations have support teams focused on break-fix, ongoing maintenance and other keeping the lights on work at the expense of making progress on strategic projects. Continuous IT operations, predictable costs, and specialized expertise that support agility and…

It’s an exciting time in healthcare as artificial intelligence has moved from concept to capability, offering new ways to reduce operational strain while strengthening care delivery. At MEDITECH, we take a deliberate, practical approach to AI and focus on areas…

A. Neil Pappalardo, founder and chair of EHR company Meditech and a pioneer of the modern EHR industry, has died. He was 83. Mr. Pappalardo died Jan. 27, according to a Jan. 30 news release from Meditech. He founded the…

Philadelphia-based Temple Health is using its Epic EHR system to electronically send medical records to the Social Security Administration, eliminating paper-based steps and expediting Social Security Disability Insurance applications. Applying for Social Security Disability Insurance requires submitting medical records to…

Generative AI’s expanding role in healthcare may warrant a new regulatory framework — one modeled after how physicians and nurses are licensed, according to researchers from the Philadelphia-based Penn Leonard David Institute of Health Economics. In an viewpoint article published…

As health systems evaluate clinical technology investments, alignment between CFOs and chief medical information officers often hinges on how value is defined, measured and timed. Across multiple organizations, CMIOs describe a recurring tension: CFOs prioritize near-term, quantifiable return, while CMIOs…