If you’ve sat through any IT planning meeting lately, you’ve probably heard someone casually drop the word ambientlike it’s been part of clinical vocabulary since the days of dot matrix printers. But it hasn’t, and many of these terms are new to us, so… Continue Reading “AI Terms Everyone Pretends to Know…But Should Actually Understand”
Secretary Kennedy is calling for federal leadership to accelerate the adoption of real‑time prescription benefit (RTPB) tools, which underscores a shift from policy aspiration to operational expectation. CMS rules require that by the end of next year, providers must have access to real‑time medication… Continue Reading “Why Real‑Time Prescription Benefit Transparency Matters for Health IT and Consultants”
When Sutter Health announced its collaboration with OpenEvidence to bring “AI‑powered, evidence-based insights” directly into Epic workflows last week, the headlines made it sound like a breakthrough. And in some ways, it is. But it’s also important to understand how this fits into the… Continue Reading “Is Epic’s OpenEvidence Integration Really New? … A Look at How It Compares”
Epic’s announcement of the new AI Charting tool last week is the latest in their continued efforts to provide built‑in AI capabilities. The charting tool brings real-time ambient listening and automated note drafting directly into the EHR. The tool captures the patient conversation with… Continue Reading “Epic rolls out AI Charting tool: Looks Oddly Familiar to DAX”
The lawsuit filed by Epic, OCHIN, Reid Health, Trinity Health, and UMass Memorial against Health Gorilla has quickly become one of the most significant interoperability stories we’ve seen in a long time. I saw that the CEO, Bob Watson, is scheduled to present at… Continue Reading “Health Gorilla and Epic: Why This Lawsuit Matters”
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