Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)

Sumit Rana talks artificial intelligence helping providers respond to patients' questions, assist with medical coding and generate progress notes. And he points out how AI sometimes can be more empathetic than people.  

Sumit Rana, head of research and development, discusses how the EHR giant’s system uses AI to generate progress notes, create draft responses to patient questions and assist with medical coding. And how AI sometimes can be more empathetic than a person.

Also, major military hospitals in Uzbekistan have started adopting AI medical image screening solutions from VUNO.

Also, WA Health has extended its cloud contract with Atos.

OCR investigated Saint Joseph’s Medical Center for alleged violations of HIPAA when it disclosed three patients’ PHI to the Associated Press without written authorization. 

"Through my involvement with HIMSS Europe and EMRAM stage 7 validations, I’ve observed that the most successful organisations in healthcare IT are those with a stable, digital-savvy culture."

More than 85% of health systems are increasing their spend on digital health and information technology projects, a new survey shows, with cybersecurity and electronic health record modernization topping the list.

While more countries are considering implementing a national EMR, they remain on the fence given its cost, notes TPP founder and CEO Frank Hester.

HHS is proposing expensive new disincentives to prevent information blocking. There are significant details to be aware of, especially around a list of enumerated exceptions – and HCOs must work quickly to understand them, data privacy experts say.

Policies on data must cover all aspects, from security and privacy to data retention and disruption, according to Dr. Tamara Sunbul, medical director of Clinical Informatics at Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare.