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AI patient portal message may increase clinicians' cognitive burden
AI-generated patient portal messages often misalign with clinician responses, increasing cognitive burden, but adapting LLMs can improve accuracy and reduce editing, new research shows.
Sequoia Project encourages automated patient consent to boost health data sharing
Through detailed use cases and guidance, The Sequoia Project is laying the groundwork for automated consent rather than the fragmented, manual consent mechanisms that the industry relies on today.
Epic president to step down this summer
Sumit Rana’s departure could be a significant leadership shakeup for Epic, as the president was viewed as a potential successor to the EHR vendor’s 82 year-old CEO.
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ONC issues final data brief on EHR adoption, highlights market consolidation
ONC will end EHR adoption tracking now that near-universal use has been achieved; its final analysis showed a market dominated by a few vendors.
CMS creates office dedicated to health technology
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GAO: EHR modernization office needs to improve cybersecurity collaboration
According to GAO, the Federal EHR Modernization office does not fully follow leading practices for cybersecurity collaboration; the Department of Defense disagreed.
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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.
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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.
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Health systems delay EHR purchases amid uncertainty, rising AI investment
A KLAS report found acute care EHR purchase decisions dropped 40% as health systems adopted a more cautious approach to technology investments.
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Agentic AI discharge summaries linked to safety, clinician wellbeing
A study found that agentic AI-generated summaries included in discharge notes had low potential for harm and were linked to lower clinician burnout rates.
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Expanded collab brings full Labcorp test menu to Epic platform
Clinicians using Epic's Aura platform will be able to order any Labcorp test and receive results within their EHR workflow.
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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.
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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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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.