Andrea Fox

"A small but growing number of companies are forming strategic partnerships and bringing AI solutions to the fields of drug discovery, diagnostics, patient care and claims management," says a new report.

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The new artificial intelligence tools could help staff and team members who may be in different time zones catch up on missed meetings, improve their productivity and work together more effectively, the company says.

The company said four hospitals are live on a new, full-service OCHIN Epic system, and that it is onboarding five more across six states.

The American Hospital Association says new regs from the HHS Office for Civil Rights clash with HIPAA, contradict interoperability efforts and are "flawed as a matter of law and harmful as a matter of policy."

Real-world examples from Premier Inc. showcase how machine learning and natural language processing are helping providers use structured and unstructured data to drive more efficient operations, innovate care delivery and improve patient experience.

The company sent patients data breach notifications explaining that names, Social Security numbers and PHI may have been compromised as part of a global cyber campaign that has snared more than 2,000 organizations to date.

The goal of the new nationwide ecosystem is to simplify patient access through virtual care pathways that work in tandem with local delivery, enabling higher quality and cost efficiencies for providers, says Transcarent CEO Glen Tullman.

The DEA's two days of curated listening sessions showcased ideas for how a special registration eliminating in-person evaluation requirements for medically necessary controlled substances might work, but the agency indicated a need for more specifics.

The North Korean state-sponsored actor known for Ryuk ransomware is deploying two new remote access trojans to target hospitals and health systems through a critical vulnerability affecting 24 products.