Hospitals across the country are investing heavily in artificial intelligence tools, lured by vendor promises of rapid financial returns, streamlined workflows and newfound clinical capacity. But according to several chief medical information officers, the reality on the ground is far…

South Bend, Ind.-based Beacon Health System plans to implement a new EHR system at Ascension Southwest Michigan facilities following its acquisition of the organization in July, MLive reported Oct. 9. According to the publication, Beacon plans to build a new…

Oracle Health has launched its new Connection Hub, a tool designed to help U.S. healthcare providers manage and share patient data through a single console. The platform aims to simplify interoperability between hospitals, payers and government agencies while providing a…

In a rare show of collaboration among market competitors, health systems across Louisiana have joined forces to launch MyChart Central, a new Epic feature that allows patients to securely access their medical records through a single, unified login — no…

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center says it relies upon artificial intelligence to help ease staffing constraints, but the technology is “not designed to reduce head count.” President and CEO Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, said the overall goal is to…

This is our story of collaborating with a leading cancer center to transform its Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) operations. We streamlined fragmented processes, enhanced quality and scalability, and leveraged Artificial Intelligence (AI) and analytics to drive operational efficiency, reduce costs…

In healthcare, innovation often gets the spotlight. But at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health in Palo Alto, Calif., the new chief medical information officer is just as focused on what happens quietly in the background: keeping everything running exactly as clinicians…

Across the country, the signs are clear — hospitals are closing beds, urgent care centers are cutting hours, and entire communities are losing access to critical services. It’s happening in rural towns and large metro areas alike. Provider shortages are…

The Digital Medicine Society has partnered with Google for Health and more than 30 healthcare, technology and policy organizations to release a new guide to help health systems implement AI responsibly. “The Playbook: Implementing AI in Healthcare,” released Oct. 8,…

A Penn Medicine pilot demonstrated the effectiveness of treating certain patients at home instead of admitting them to the hospital. Practical alternatives to hospitalization, or Path — ran from September 2024 to June 2025 at Philadelphia-based Penn Presbyterian Medical Center,…