Los Angeles-based UCLA Health has developed an AI model that transforms electronic medical records into text to improve emergency care decisions. The Multimodal Embedding Model for EHR platform converts tabular data into “pseudonotes” that look like clinical documentation, enabling AI…

HHS’ assistant secretary for technology policy/ONC is easing testing requirements on EHR companies. ONC will not enforce a mandate that “health IT developers successfully test the real world use of their technology for interoperability in the type of setting in…

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health is broadening its use of Motorola Solutions’ safety and security technology to protect patients and staff. The health system is expanding its adoption of Motorola’s AI-powered security cameras with analytics to identify potential threats…

As generative AI continues to make its way into healthcare, chief nursing informatics officers say the technology’s influence is expanding beyond documentation and reshaping the way nurses work. “AI is reshaping the nurse’s day beyond just easing the burden of…

Iowa City-based University of Iowa Health Care has been extending Epic to other hospitals across the state to increase access to the EHR. Through Epic’s Community Connect program, UI Health Care has helped nine critical access hospitals in Iowa get…

During a featured session at Becker’s Hospital Review 15th Annual Meeting in April, Eli Tarlow, a healthcare strategist and director with the tech firm CDW, took the stage to confront a sobering reality: health systems must be prepared to deliver…

CIOs’ compensation is growing as their responsibilities increase, The Wall Street Journal reported. The base pay for CIOs is rising 15-30%, executive search firms told the newspaper. Chief technology officers’ median pay rose 30.81% in 2024 from the previous year,…

Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth has been experiencing benefits from its use of Nuance’s DAX Copilot ambient AI scribe. Here are five numbers to know, according to a July 1 CIO article: 1. Nearly 2,000 AdventHealth physicians and advanced practice providers…

MyChart use was associated with 21 million fewer appointment no-shows in 2024, Epic found. Patients with an active patient portal account had a no-show rate of 6.2%, compared to 7.9% for patients without, according to the study published July 1.…

Hospitals and health systems are being urged to heighten cybersecurity defenses ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, a time of year that often brings increased risk of cyberattacks. “We are subject to heightened cyber risk during holidays,” John Riggi,…