Tag: EHR

July 25, 2024

HHS’ reorganization comes as cybersecurity becomes an increasingly pressing problem for healthcare organizations and interest in AI — as well as questions about how best to regulate the technology — grow. The healthcare industry has already faced significant cyberattacks this […]

July 25, 2024

The deployment of the new EHR has been a yearslong challenge, plagued with technical issues and patient safety concerns. EHR vendor Cerner — later acquired by technology giant Oracle — scored the contract to modernize the VA’s health record system […]

July 19, 2024

CrowdStrike, a growing cybersecurity firm, unwittingly triggered a massive IT outage on Friday, disrupting businesses, including healthcare, after issuing what was supposed to be a routine software update. The firm attempted to update its Falcon Sensor product, which protects data […]

July 18, 2024

Hospitals and health systems continue to face persistent challenges from rising costs and labor shortages across clinical, administrative and revenue cycle teams. Recent news from Humana highlights that rising costs, “may persist for an extended period or, in some cases, […]

July 17, 2024

Depending on who you ask, artificial intelligence is either the savior of healthcare or its assassin. Both perspectives are exaggerated. In reality, AI is a set of tools that, like any other, require careful implementation and oversight to successfully support […]

July 5, 2024

Clinical artificial intelligence (AI) firm, Mendel, has announced results from a trial that found its Neuro-Symbolic system can outperform current systems such as GPT-4 in sorting patient cohorts from electronic medical records (EMR). Titled ‘ACR: A Benchmark for Automatic Cohort […]

June 27, 2024

Investing in Growth: Three Key Pillars Form Health will leverage the funds to propel its growth in three key areas: Enterprise Partnerships: Form Health has already established partnerships with major employers, including Fortune 200 companies. They plan to build on […]

June 26, 2024

Today (25 June) is HIV Testing Day, a day in the US to recognise and address the ongoing disparities related to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, the importance of knowing your status, and learning about HIV prevention and treatment. This […]

June 20, 2024

From diagnosis to prescription, each facet of healthcare delivery hinges on the reliability of digital infrastructure in assuring the patient-care experience. Technical issues can impact diagnostic tests, disrupt scheduling, impair the delivery of prescription services, damage campus-wide communications, and ultimately, […]

June 13, 2024

The survey results are clear: a resounding 84% of respondents expressed a willingness to participate in HaH monitoring to recover at home rather than remain hospitalized. This preference aligns with the increasing popularity of HaH programs, with over 300 currently […]

June 13, 2024

The contract extension comes after a successful five-year project to implement the joint Department of Defense (DOD) and VA EHR system, MHS GENESIS. The system is now fully operational at 3,890 DOD garrison facilities, with over 197,200 users serving more […]

May 29, 2024

Ceretrieve has announced positive study results demonstrating that its aspiration catheter demonstrated clot removal, completely restoring blood flow in a single pass. The Ceretrieve aspiration catheter is a medical device used to remove blood clots from blood vessels in the […]

May 28, 2024

Access to healthcare is a crucial issue globally and is a growing concern across the United States. Public health is a vital aspect of economic and community well-being, and the proliferation of medical deserts is a threat to families, communities, […]

May 28, 2024

Telehealth is on the rise, but most medical professionals are overwhelmed with their current workloads and aren’t prepared to take on additional training. This is where artificial intelligence chatbots come in — they could ease the burden while improving their […]

May 23, 2024

Transcarent Introduces WayFinding, an AI-Powered Consumer Health Experience Transcarent, the One Place for Health and Care, announced WayFinding, a new experience that seamlessly combines generative AI with instant access to care providers to integrate benefits navigation, clinical guidance, and care […]

May 21, 2024

This accomplishment signifies John Snow Labs’ dedication to delivering the most accurate medical LLMs available. Here are three key milestones: Overall Accuracy: Their LLM achieved an impressive 87.35 score on the Open Medical LLM leaderboard’s standardized test harness. This surpasses […]

May 21, 2024

As a presidential election looms in the US, the incumbent democratic party has made strides to win over public, party and investor confidence through small reforms to healthcare. Current US president and soon-to-be electoral candidate, Joe Biden, is expected to […]

May 20, 2024

Healthcare looks a lot different than it did a few years ago. Healthcare leaders need to address rising consumerism, persistent labor shortages, systemic equity gaps, and a critical shift toward value-based care. It’s worth asking: If the healthcare landscape has […]

May 15, 2024

In the complex and highly regulated world of medical device development, selecting the right development partner is crucial. A medical device development company must not only possess technical expertise but also a profound understanding of the regulatory landscape to ensure […]

May 14, 2024

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), is seeking innovative solutions to advance healthcare through artificial intelligence (AI) and improve health IT adoption in behavioral health […]