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EHR Vendor NextGen Releases AI Solution to Boost Provider Efficiency

October 10, 2023 - EHR vendor NextGen Healthcare has announced the availability of an artificial intelligence (AI) solution that aims to boost provider efficiency by summarizing patient-provider conversations in real-time. NextGen Ambient Assist delivers AI-generated subjective, objective, assessment, and plan (SOAP) notes into the EHR to streamline clinical...

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Racial Disparities in EHR Engagement Highlight Implicit Bias Concerns

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Patients from racial and ethnic minority groups were more likely to receive a lower amount of EHR engagement during inpatient stays compared to White patients, according to a study published in...

VA Announces Health Data Sharing Pledge to Boost Veteran Experience

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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced a pledge with 13 healthcare systems to share data to improve the Veteran experience regardless of where they seek care. Through the pledge, VA...

University Hospitals Transitions to Epic EHR to Drive Care Coordination

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University Hospitals (UH) has transitioned to a unified Epic EHR to enhance care coordination across the health system. Cliff Megerian, MD, FACS, chief executive officer of UH, noted that the EHR...

NY Orthopaedic Practice Taps athenahealth EHR for Interoperability

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Bone & Joint of Albany, NY, has partnered with athenahealth to implement a suite of cloud-based EHR, medical billing, and patient engagement solutions. The independent orthopaedic practice...

Mercy Taps Microsoft Azure OpenAI for Clinician, Patient Experience

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Mercy has partnered with Microsoft to use the Azure OpenAI Service and other digital technologies to give clinicians more time to care for patients and improve the patient experience. “Because...

VT Health System Streamlines Health IT Strategy with MEDITECH EHR

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Gifford Health Care will be switching to MEDITECH for its EHR after previously using three different health IT systems. The health system, based in Randolph, Vermont, includes a critical...

Nuance Releases Generative AI Copilot for Clinical Documentation

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Nuance Communications, Inc., a Microsoft Company, has announced the general availability of Dragon Ambient eXperience (DAX) Copilot, which leverages conversational, ambient, and generative AI to...

DirectTrust Releases New Health IT Accreditation Criteria for Review

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DirectTrust, a non-profit healthcare industry alliance created to support secure, identity-verified electronic exchanges of protected health information, has posted new versions of program...

MEDITECH EHR Integration Taps Generative AI for Clinical Notes

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MEDITECH has partnered with health IT vendor Suki on a generative AI EHR integration set to streamline clinical documentation. The EHR vendor will integrate Suki Assistant into MEDITECH Expanse....

New Oracle Health Cloud-Based EHR Features Focus on Patient Experience

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Oracle Health has announced new cloud-based EHR capabilities that aim to improve the patient experience and reduce provider burden. A secure portal with document recognition and voice services will...

Ochsner to Pilot Epic EHR Integration for Generative AI Patient Messaging

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Ochsner Health is launching an Epic EHR integration that uses generative AI to draft messages to patients. A small group of Ochsner clinicians will test the new Epic feature, which aims to speed up...

Oracle Announces Generative AI EHR Tool for Clinical Documentation

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A generative AI EHR integration from Oracle that aims to enhance clinical documentation will be available in the next 12 months. The Oracle Clinical Digital Assistant aims to help providers use voice...

UPMC Moves to Single Epic EHR to Boost Health Data Interoperability

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UPMC will transfer six million patient medical records to a single Epic EHR by mid-2026 to drive health data interoperability, according to reporting from The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The healthcare...

VA Plans to Resume Oracle Cerner EHR Modernization in Summer 2024

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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and EHR vendor Oracle Cerner are planning to resume the agency’s EHR modernization in the summer of 2024, according to reporting from FedScoop. In April,...

Senate Appoints VA Deputy Secretary to Lead EHR Modernization Project

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The Senate has confirmed Tanya Bradsher to serve as deputy secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), making her the top official in charge of the EHR modernization (EHRM) program, according...

Oracle Stock Falls in Part Due to Cerner EHR Revenue Weakness

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Oracle shares fell over 10 percent on Tuesday after the tech giant’s weak revenue forecast, in part due to its Cerner EHR business, according to reporting from Reuters. Oracle stock has risen...

Intermountain Announces Epic EHR Implementation for Interoperability

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Intermountain Health has announced that it is implementing an Epic EHR across the organization to drive interoperability and improve the patient experience. The enterprise EHR implementation is set to...

OIG: VA Lacked Timelines for Cerner EHRM Progress Reports

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The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has issued an advisory in response to allegations that the VA did not adequately oversee EHR modernization (EHRM)...

South Dakota DOH Taps Health IT for Community Information Exchange

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South Dakota's Department of Health (DOH) has awarded a contract to health IT vendor findhelp to build a statewide community information exchange (CIE). The platform will connect South...

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