The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has launched Epic EHRs across all 13 state-operated psychiatric hospitals and residential treatment facilities. The system supports care for adults and children with mental illness, developmental disabilities, substance use disorders and…

Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care created a ChatGPT-like tool that allows clinicians to ask questions in a patient’s EHR. Here is how the health system developed ChatEHR, whose user interface is embedded directly into Epic, according to an Oct.…

The top two ambient AI scribe vendors control nearly two-thirds of the $600 million market, Menlo Ventures reported. Here is where the companies rank in market share, according to the venture capital firm’s Oct. 21 report: 1. Microsoft/Nuance: 33% 2.…

Healthcare organizations face a dual imperative: deliver compassionate care while modernizing operations to improve patient experience and prove measurable value. Across the industry, leaders are working to integrate legacy systems, automate workflows and justify technology investments, all while maintaining empathy…

Rural communities are the backbone of our nation, yet when it comes to healthcare, they often face a unique set of uphill battles. From vast distances to provider shortages, the delivery of efficient and equitable care in rural settings has always been…

At the 10th Annual Becker’s Health IT + RCM + Digital Health Conference in Chicago, conversations about artificial intelligence took on a new tone. The focus was less on algorithms and automation and more on people — how intelligence in…

U.S. health systems are making primary care a strategic priority, with most planning to expand their footprint and adopt AI tools to improve operations, according to new research from Bain & Company. The survey, conducted in June, includes responses from…

Hyro, a New York City-based AI agent platform for healthcare, said it has raised $45 million in strategic growth funding to accelerate adoption of its technology. The funding round was led by Healthier Capital and included participation from Norwest, Define…

Healthcare thought leaders picked the emerging IT solutions that are most likely to disrupt the industry. In the Oct. 21 KLAS Research report, 41 leaders, many with C-level and executive experience, rated 20 solutions based on their potential to meet…

CMS has awarded four contracts for companies to help establish a national healthcare provider directory. The agency granted the $1 awards Sept. 30 to Availity, the Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare, Palantir and Gainwell Technologies for “proof of concepts for…