The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing Sept. 3 to examine the potential benefits and challenges of AI in healthcare. Here are five takeaways from the hearing: The hearing — titled “Examining Opportunities to Advance American…

New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals will implement Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications in an effort to streamline finance, human resources and supply chain operations across its system.  The move will consolidate key business processes to a single platform, increasing…

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said it will increase enforcement against healthcare organizations that block access to electronic health information, citing the need to improve patient engagement and protect data rights. Here are six things to know:

Agentic AI — autonomous systems capable of reasoning, planning and acting — is often hailed as the next frontier in healthcare. In theory, these systems could eliminate billions in administrative waste by automating complex workflows like prior authorizations, claim denials…

Monument Health’s CIO, Patrick Woodard, MD, told Becker’s he views AI as a tool to enhance, not replace, the workforce — and believes upskilling will be critical as adoption accelerates. “Humans won’t be replaced by AI, but they will be…

Rochester (N.Y.) Regional Health is preparing to implement systemwide ambient digital scribing after piloting the technology with 300 providers across multiple disciplines, according to a Rochester Business Journal Sept. 3 report.  The AI-powered tool captures visit conversations via smartphone, generating…

Lawton, Okla.-based Comanche County Memorial Hospital has selected Meditech Expanse to replace multiple legacy systems with a single EHR platform. The move is intended to improve care coordination, clinician workflows and patient access to health information, according to a Sept.…

Detroit-based Henry Ford Health has launched a virtual acute care nursing program at Henry Ford Jackson (Mich.) Hospital, with plans to expand systemwide. The hybrid model adds virtual nurses to bedside teams via smart camera technology built into patient room…

Federal lawmakers have introduced a bill to extend Medicare telehealth flexibilities and CMS’ hospital-at-home waiver. The Telehealth Modernization Act of 2025 would prolong the telehealth program through Sept. 30, 2027, and CMS’ reimbursement of acute hospital care at home through…

Epic announced a new AI tool designed to help clinicians anticipate patient needs and improve decision-making. Here are six things to know about the tool: