Health systems are beginning to operationalize a new layer of AI within Epic, with early deployments spanning patient communication, clinical documentation, workflow automation and decision support. This offers a clearer view into how the EHR is evolving into an embedded…
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The state of Rhode Island is allocating nearly a quarter of its Rural Health Transformation Program funding to technology and innovation initiatives. Gov. Dan McKee submitted a budget amendment to dedicate $16.7 million for rural health IT modernization for hospitals…
Health system executives say an ambient AI tool for nurses has reduced documentation burden and improved workflow efficiencies, while they look forward to further advances in the technology, KLAS Research reported. Eight of the nine leaders surveyed by the health…
Access to care has always been a stated priority in healthcare. What’s different now is that health system executives are treating it as an engineering problem that requires structural redesign, not just additional capacity. An ambitious version of that redesign…
Sarah Bryant has been named vice president and chief nursing transformation officer for Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare. Ms. Bryant shared the announcement in a LinkedIn post. “In this role, my focus is to transform how we enable care teams to…
Rochester (N.Y.) Regional Health, a nine-hospital system, has named Leslie Wong, MD, as its first chief clinical officer. Dr. Wong, who joined Rochester Regional health in 2024 as executive medical director for the medicine service line, assumed the new position…
Sherri Hess, vice president and chief nursing informatics officer of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, is retiring. Ms. Hess shared the announcement in an April 2 LinkedIn post. “My career has been a tapestry woven from the privilege of caring for…
Cincinnati Children’s is taking a broad, collaborative approach to providing pediatric care. In February, the system partnered with a fifth hospital and its fourth partnership outside of Ohio. Its partners include Lexington-based Golisano Children’s at University of Kentucky, Peyton Manning…
In this episode, Jason Mouzakes, MD, FAAP, President and Chief Executive Officer of Albany Medical Center Hospital and Professor of Otolaryngology and Pediatrics, joins the podcast to discuss workforce challenges and the importance of empowering care teams. He shares why…
In this episode, Jakob Emerson, Associate News Director, Becker’s Healthcare, breaks down new prior authorization transparency rules and the growing scrutiny of insurer vertical integration, exploring what these trends could mean for costs, policy, and the future of the payer…