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Epic v. Health Gorilla: The legal battle and its implications, explained
Epic alleged that Health Gorilla's actions could threaten nationwide interoperability efforts. But Health Gorilla says it's Epic's lawsuit that will have a chilling effect on interoperability.
Elsevier buys Wellsheet, adds EHR data tool to enhance clinical decision support
The acquisition will bring together Wellsheet's EHR data aggregation and synthesis tool with Elsevier's ClinicalKey AI clinical decision support solution.
GAO: VA takes steps to protect data, but other IT progress stalls
The GAO outlined the progress the VA has made toward securing PHI and its open priority recommendations, including those related to the ongoing EHR modernization project.
AI scribe note quality under question as adoption grows
Ambient AI scribes may save time, but new research raises concerns about note quality and the potential to exacerbate care gaps.
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Latest News
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AHA calls for TEFCA individual access SOP delay, citing patient privacy concerns
The AHA asserted that the proposed individual access SOP, with new patient-matching and consent rules, may risk patient privacy through data misattribution or unauthorized access.
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Oracle takes steps toward CMS Health Tech Ecosystem goals
The health IT giant is now a CMS Aligned Network and has added a digital check-in feature to help "Kill the Clipboard" and ease identity verification and data sharing.
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AMA: Clinician burnout in specialties persists as overall rates drop
While clinician burnout rates are steadily declining overall, specialties like emergency medicine, urological surgery and oncology are still seeing high levels of burnout and stress.
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Abridge dives deeper into clinical decision support with NEJM, AMA
The AI scribe company is adding content from NEJM and JAMA to its clinical decision support capability, enabling access to the latest clinical evidence within visit workflows.
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Epic clinical decision support tools show modest performance
Epic's integrated clinical decision support tools, including its sepsis and readmission risk models, show limited achievement in real-world settings, according to a meta-analysis.
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AI features, EHR integration in the HIMSS26 spotlight
EHR vendors and tech companies unveiled new AI tools, expanded interoperability features and announced strategic partnerships at the Las Vegas conference.
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How health systems are tackling 'Kill the Clipboard' obstacles
CMS wants companies to help patients share health data more easily with seamless digital check-in rather than paper forms. What are the obstacles to making that happen?
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Epic controls 42% of the US EHR market. Does that help or hurt interoperability?
Epic's dominant EHR market share makes it the linchpin of nationwide interoperability efforts, but experts are split over whether this vast influence is a good thing.
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ONC highlights behavioral health EHR adoption trends, data exchange barriers
Most substance use and mental health facilities use an EHR system, an ONC data brief showed, but interoperability and tech challenges are still limiting behavioral health data exchange.
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Nine pilot programs lead the charge in behavioral health data interoperability
The behavioral health field has historically lagged in interoperability, but now, more than 40 partners across nine states are working to improve data exchange supported by federal grants.