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Patients of Epic providers onboarded to TEFCA can now access and share a single, real-time health record with HealthEx’s new service, and securely share it with any trusted third party, the companies say.

The timeline for creating, testing and deploying new required tools in electronic health records could lead to increased data variability and added administrative burdens, the trade group told CMS in comments on proposed payment rules.

The use of the pain medicine during pregnancy was not associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability, report says.

The sprawling health system has a wide variety of virtual care wins, with accomplishments including some 2 million virtual visits annually – including a successful primary care program and more than 20,000 hospital-at-home patients.

The Democrat says the tech giant bears some responsibility for last year's Ascension Healthcare cyberattack, which affected more than 5.6 million people.

Reaching this stage enables safer care with fewer errors, faster diagnostics, optimised operations, and stronger patient engagement.

She likes how artificial intelligence is freeing up "brain space" for nurses and is intrigued by how well AI pairs with robotics. But she cautions that, done wrong, AI could depersonalize care while exacerbating staff burnout.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is said to be encouraging the use of generative artificial intelligence across the department and has provided login access to OpenAI's large language model tool. 

Also, healthcare workforce licensing has gone online in Indonesia.