Mounting financial pressures, workforce shortages, and rising patient demand are pushing health systems to rethink how they deliver care. The traditional hospital-centered model is giving way to strategies that prioritize prevention, access, and efficiency. By embracing value-based care and new…

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services launched the Sexual Assault Forensic Exams via Telehealth Network, or SAFEvT, on July 1 with the goal of expanding access to care for survivors of sexual violence. The program connects hospitals that…

Chief nursing informatics officers say introducing new technology to nursing staff is less about resistance to innovation and more about the realities of practice. Twelve-hour shifts, varying levels of digital literacy and the constant pressure to prioritize patient care make…

North Country Hospital, based in Newport, Vt., has received a $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to expand telehealth services, Vermont Biz reported Aug. 22. The investment will support updated equipment and technologies to improve patient access…

Epic introduced so many new features for its EHR last week it could be hard to keep up. Here are the new features Epic unveiled Aug. 19 at its Users Group Meeting in Verona, Wis., covered by Becker’s (and when…

Several longtime IT positions in healthcare are undergoing rapid change, according to hospital technology leaders who point to AI, cloud adoption and digital transformation as driving forces. Sunil Dadlani, executive vice president, chief information and digital transformation officer, and chief…

Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital has added a new organ donor registration feature to its MyChart platform. The feature allows patients to register as organ, eye and tissue donors through the National Donate Life Registry directly within the hospital’s EHR system.…

For Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Health, the promise of virtual nursing lies in keeping rural hospitals staffed and sustainable. Recruiting nurses in smaller communities has long been a challenge, and the system sees remote roles as one way to extend…

Cincinnati Children’s CEO Dr. Steve Davis was an early believer in AI’s ability to transform healthcare. He had his team dive in early; his foresight and persistence paid off. “A couple of years ago, we actually required every one of…

Epic Systems and Oracle Health are making parallel moves to reshape the EHR market, each emphasizing AI as a centerpiece of their strategies At its annual User Group Meeting in Verona, Wis., Epic highlighted new AI capabilities designed to make…