Health IT optimization

The health IT optimization process refines healthcare technology systems to improve performance, efficiency and user experience. The process streamlines workflows, enhancing data integration and accessibility, and may include implementing updates or add-ons. Understand how optimization efforts maximize the value of health IT investments.

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Feature 27 Mar 2026
Agentic AI streamlines PromptCare's operations

As organizations deploy agentic AI, Phil Merrell, CIO of PromptCare, encourages IT leaders to focus on the end-to-end process and use the 80/20 rule for agility. Continue Reading
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- Tim Murphy, Site editor
Feature 25 Mar 2026
EHR wish list: 5 things providers want from their EHRs in 2026 and beyond

Providers want their EHRs to function as trusted colleagues, not as sources of administrative burden, and innovations in AI, interoperability and usability are bringing this vision closer to reality. Continue Reading
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- Jill Hughes, Associate Editor

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xtelligent Healthtech Analytics

OpenEvidence enters prescription, prior auth arena
Through a new partnership with Tandem, the clinical decision support platform will include automation capabilities to ease the ...
AI scribes deliver modest time savings, but still boost clinician experience
New research shows that AI scribes reduce EHR and documentation time, adding to a growing body of literature around its positive ...
OpenEvidence adds AI coding suggestions
Users will now receive ICD-10 codes and E/M suggestions directly in their clinical notes when using OpenEvidence Visits.

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CMS finalizes Medicare Advantage star ratings overhaul, sending billions of dollars more to insurers
Regulators cut almost a dozen metrics that factor into the quality ratings and reverted back to an older and more generous bonus ...
CMMI has lost $5.4B. Now, lawmakers are questioning its value.
A new GAO report found a 5% success rate for models tested by the CMS Innovation Center, prompting lawmakers to consider reform ...
Bipartisan lawmakers urge CMS to crack down on Medicare Advantage overpayments
Senators praised a recent CMS proposal aimed at reducing payments in MA, but urged the agency to work with Congress and go ...

xtelligent Healthtech Security

AI drives wireless ROI in healthcare but raises security challenges
AI is driving ROI for wireless optimization, but its added complexity, security and visibility challenges thwart the full ...
Orthopedic implant manufacturer TriMed suffers data breach
TriMed is the latest medical device manufacturer to report a data security incident in 2026.
Data privacy enforcement actions shift focus to business associates
Enforcement action trends show OCR and state attorneys general increasingly focusing on business associates and vendor data ...

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