Reserving daily time for EHR work only slightly decreases physician productivity, suggesting that alleviating clinician burnout in this fashion may not compromise revenue, a Dec. 2 JAMA Network Open study found. Here are five things to know from the research…

New York City-based Mount Sinai has implemented an FDA-approved AI tool designed to improve detection of congenital heart defects in fetal ultrasounds. The Carnegie Imaging for Women, a Mount Sinai-affiliated OB-GYN imaging facility, became the first center in New York…

In 2003, getting a document signed by multiple parties across different organizations meant printing, mailing, waiting and hoping nothing got lost. Today, DocuSign processes more than one billion transactions annually because it has made a painful multiparty process simple for…

Falls Church, Va.-based Inova Health has selected a Toronto-based technology firm to help govern and monitor its growing portfolio of AI tools. According to a Dec. 2 news release, Inova will implement Signal 1’s AI Management Platform to centralize oversight,…

The American Hospital Association is urging the FDA to revise the current framework for AI-enabled medical device clearance by pursuing risk-based post-deployment standards and other measures.  In a Dec. 1 letter, the AHA said the current framework for medical device…

CIOs, chief medical information officers, and IT leaders ensure that technology supports clinical workflows effectively and is implemented responsibly. Below is a list of hospitals and health systems searching for IT executive talent: Note: This is not an exhaustive list.…

The HHS Office for Civil Rights is soliciting questions for a video the department is producing about a HIPAA rule. The prerecorded video will review the requirements of the HIPAA Security Rule’s risk management implementation specification. Nicholas Heesters, senior advisor…

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit for $46 million over claims it shared patient data with tech companies. Several patients sued the health system in 2023, asserting that its consumer-behavior tracking technologies transmitted their personal…

Reno, Nev.-based Renown Health is tightening its cybersecurity posture as AI-driven threats evolve rapidly and external attacks grow more sophisticated. Steven Ramirez, chief information security and tech officer, said the recent emergence of autonomous AI attacks — including one linked…

The FDA has launched agentic AI capabilities for all agency staff, marking an expansion of its internal AI infrastructure. Agentic AI refers to systems that can plan, reason and carry out multi-step tasks while incorporating human oversight. The tools will…