It's no secret that the fiscal environment for hospitals and health systems has been uniquely challenging in recent years.

Renton, Wash.-based Providence is using ChatGPT-like technology in a new clinical decision support tool for providers.

Epic is integrating new artificial intelligence clinical documentation capabilities for its customers through a partnership with generative AI company Abridge. 

As healthcare IT roles become increasingly difficult to fill, individuals looking to fill such positions may have more options.

Digital healthcare data company Definitive Healthcare acquired another digital healthcare analytics company, Populi, for $52 million, Boston Business Journal reported Aug. 14.

Hospitals and physicians are paying millions of dollars for a hidden fee to receive reimbursement from payers electronically, ProPublica reported Aug. 15.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center has started billing patients for MyChart messages that require medical advice.

Since Oracle completed its $28.4 billion acquisition of Cerner in June, the tech giant has made additional progress with its healthcare offerings, Cerner's software and health system partnerships. 

A growing number of health systems are starting to charge patients for asking for their physicians' advice through online patient portals, such as MyChart, with fees ranging from $10 to $98 for those without insurance. 

Providence, R.I.-based Care New England is collaborating with health IT provider Kyndryl to consolidate its EHR systems into Epic and move them onto Amazon Web Services' cloud, as well as outsource some of its IT employees to the company.