Seventeen healthcare organizations using Epic’s software are now connected to a federally backed health information network. The organizations began participating in the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement in October, an Epic spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s. TEFCA is a government-led…

Optum Rx has developed AI-driven initiatives to make pharmacy operations faster, safer and more reliable, as well as to give its pharmacists more time to focus on patient care. “We use both AI and advancing technologies to ensure our pharmacists…

The vast majority of health system leaders are focusing on AI and digital tools to increase timely, convenient access to care, healthcare consulting firm Chartis found. “We may finally be at a tipping point if 90% of healthcare executives agree…

Three health systems are among the latest investors in Hippocratic AI, a digital health startup that has reached a $3.5 billion valuation. Cincinnati Children’s, King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services and York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health participated in a $126…

Nearly three-quarters of healthcare organizations have experienced a moderate to severe financial impact from cyber vulnerabilities in the past two years, Ernst & Young and KLAS Research found. Here are the top cyberthreats healthcare organizations have faced in the last…

For years, hospital chief information officers were seen as the people who kept the lights blinking on the servers in the basement. Today, CIOs say that perception no longer reflects the scope or strategic importance of their work. “Many still…

Evansville, Ind.-based Deaconess Health System has added a tool to its MyChart patient portal that allows users to register as organ, eye and tissue donors. The update has led more than 1,000 patients to sign up since August. The tool…

The Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at St. Louis-based Washington University School of Medicine has established the Center for Computational and AI-enabled Imaging Sciences to advance precision diagnosis and treatment through medical imaging. The center will unite collaborators from across WashU…

At Durham, N.C.-based Duke University Health System, Chief Nursing Executive Theresa McDonnell, DNP, RN, believes healthcare’s digital transformation must begin with one guiding principle: “Technology should care for the people who care for patients.” As health systems navigate staffing shortages…

Chattanooga, Tenn.-based CHI Memorial is changing its name to CommonSpirit Health to align with its parent health system, the Chattanooga Free Press reported. The three-hospital system will begin altering its logo and signage to that of Chicago-based CommonSpirit in the…