In conversations with healthcare executives nationwide, I’m hearing a consistent theme: their organizations are investing heavily in AI to address capacity constraints and improve care quality, but getting clinical teams to use these tools effectively remains one of their biggest hurdles. Not the technology itself—the workforce’s readiness to leverage it.…
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Health IT leaders increasingly see vendor consolidation as central to achieving interoperability, but most organizations lack the tools to fully realize it, a March 24 survey from CliniComp found. The findings are based on a survey of CIOs conducted by…
AI chatbots often project overconfidence, expressing certainty where it doesn’t exist. That’s dangerous for healthcare. So researchers affiliated with Beth Israel Lahey Health, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, all based in Cambridge, developed a framework to make…
Revenue intelligence and automation company Adonis raised $40 million in Series C funding, led by investment firm Quadrille Capital. Adonis deploys a combination of tools that proactively monitor and detect revenue cycle issues, recommend tailored actions and autonomously progress claims…
Covenant Health, based in Knoxville, Tenn., has named John Choi, PharmD, as chief pharmacy officer, effective March 16. He will oversee all pharmaceutical operations across the system, which includes nine acute-care hospitals. Dr. Choi brings nearly 20 years of experience…
The Federal Trade Commission has paused its case against CVS Caremark to review a proposed consent agreement that would resolve all claims against the company. The March 23 joint motion from the FTC complaint counsel and CVS Caremark asks the…
The FDA’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion has issued a warning letter to drugmaker ImmunityBio over misleading promotional materials for Anktiva, a bladder cancer drug. The March 13 letter cited a TV advertisement and a podcast featuring Richard Adcock, president…
Chicago-based Rush University System for Health predicts additional revenue capture after adopting automated coding and billing for infusions. The three-hospital system is integrating the solution from revenue cycle tech company Medaptus into its Epic EHR, expecting to bill 90% of…
New York City Health + Hospitals disclosed a data breach that may have exposed patients’ personal and health information after an unauthorized actor accessed its systems for more than two months. The public health system said it detected suspicious activity…
Houston Methodist is the highest-ranking healthcare organization on Fortune and Statista’s fourth annual list of “America’s Most Innovative Companies.” Across the 300 companies, 22 health systems and 34 total healthcare organizations were recognized. The ranking is based on three key…