Health IT news and digital transformation trends

UPMC may slow or hold off on some artificial intelligence deployments if the health system does not have the technology infrastructure needed to adequately monitor the tools, according to its chief medical information officer. The approach comes as health systems…

A year ago, health system CIOs walking the halls of Epic’s Users Group Meeting were still convincing themselves — and their boards — that generative AI in the EHR was more than a demo. This year, that debate is over.…

The Justice Department has unsealed a 14-count indictment charging 17 Iranian nationals in a cyber theft conspiracy whose victims included a U.S. healthcare company and a COVID-19 vaccine developer. Prosecutors allege the defendants were leaders, contractors or hackers-for-hire affiliated with…

Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham has launched the first clinical trial in the country testing a Home Hospital model for patients with primary psychiatric conditions, alongside a second trial extending Home Hospital care to patients with dementia. The pilot trial,…

For Edmund Pribitkin, MD, executive vice president, chief physician executive and president of the Jefferson Medical Group at Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health, the standard response to industry headwinds — reimbursement pressure, workforce shortages, rising costs — starts with one question: Who…

Oracle Health has expanded its Clinical AI Agent with new capabilities for automated coding, clinician dictation and chart review. The Clinical AI Agent now automates professional fee coding for ambulatory workflows by analyzing conversations during patient visits and suggesting charge…

Cameron (Mo.) Regional Medical Center discovered June 18 that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that may have exposed patients’ protected health information. The hospital took steps to secure its systems and engaged third-party forensic specialists to investigate…

The Trump administration announced two new rural health awards this week, delivering $90 million to South Dakota and $35 million to Pennsylvania through the federal Rural Health Transformation Program. The RHTP, created under the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, directs…

Edmund Pribitkin, MD, executive vice president, chief physician executive and president of the Jefferson Medical Group at Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health, has a concise answer for what sets the system apart from every other academic health system in its market: the…

Hackensack Meridian Health’s path to becoming the first health network in the nation to earn The Joint Commission’s Responsible Use of AI in Healthcare Certification began years before the accrediting organization launched the program.  The health system announced the certification…