Artificial intelligence is a powerful technology changing many aspects of healthcare delivery. Some nurses fear the risk of relying too much on it; others see big potential for reducing administrative burden. Nurse leaders at the nation’s biggest health systems and…

Lawton, Okla.-based Comanche County Memorial Hospital is transitioning from seven different medical record systems to a single Meditech EHR system, KSWO reported June 5. Meditech began working with the hospital in early June to facilitate a smooth transition. Comanche County…

Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare is investing $51 million in a modernized, integrated EHR system following its acquisition of Warner Robins, Ga.-based Houston Healthcare. “By installing Epic, a leading EHR system, clinicians will be able to provide more coordinated care between all…

California-based Stanford Health Care is piloting an internally developed, AI-backed software designed to revolutionize clinician interaction with the EHR. Nigam Shah, MD, PhD, chief data science officer at Stanford Health Care, is leading the development team for ChatEHR, which allows…

The American Hospital Association is warning hospitals to be on the lookout for a ransomware group that uses double-extortion tactics. The FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and Australian Cyber Security Centre released a joint advisory June 4 on the…

A CMS IT executive is leaving the agency for Oracle, InsideHealthPolicy reported. CMS Chief Health Informatics Officer Alexandra Mugge plans to join the tech giant June 12 to work on health IT policy and regulations, according to the June 5…

AI has already made a lot of changes in healthcare, from automating tasks previously done by humans to creating operational efficiencies. But has the technology been a net positive for the industry? Yes, health system executives told Becker’s — as…

Epic earned a B grade and an overall performance score of 82.3 out of 100 in the ambulatory health IT space, according to KLAS Research’s “Ambulatory Ecosystem Epic Complete Look 2025” report. The report is based on feedback from interviews…

Kettering (Ohio) Health was targeted in a ransomware attack May 20, which the health system believes was carried out by the cybercriminal group Interlock. In a June 5 news release shared with Becker’s, the health system said the incident prompted…

Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai is taking a new approach to innovation — one that blends entrepreneurial speed with the clinical rigor of a major health system. “Our journey really began 18 months ago,” Bardia Nabet, MPH, associate director of digital strategy…