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![Ken Congdon, Editor In Chief of Health IT Outcomes]( "Is Technology To Blame For Physician Burnout?")
Is Technology To Blame For Physician Burnout?According to a recent Medscape survey, 46% of physicians say they are burned out. How much is the drive towards health IT adoption contributing to this epidemic?
Will Robots Replace Healthcare Providers?
Automation has been making human workers superfluous for centuries, but until recently, workers whose jobs required high-level cognitive skills have been able to rest easy, confident no machine could possibly replace them when it came to making nuanced decisions based on the evaluation of complicated, sometimes contradictory data. By Khal Rai, Senior Vice President, Product Development & Operations, SRS Health
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![Robotic Systems For Food Safety]( "Will Robots Redesign Healthcare Policy?")
Will Robots Redesign Healthcare Policy?How robotics has the power to transform healthcare. By Christine Kern, contributing writer
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![Field Service Report]( "Cybersecurity Report Shows 320% Increase In Hacking Attacks In 2016")
Cybersecurity Report Shows 320% Increase In Hacking Attacks In 2016Ransomware is now a prominent threat to hospitals. By Christine Kern, contributing writer
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![Encryption For Backup]( "25% Of Healthcare Organizations Don't Encrypt Patient Data In The Cloud")
25% Of Healthcare Organizations Don't Encrypt Patient Data In The CloudCloud encryption alone is not enough; it must be paired with tougher regulation. By Christine Kern, contributing writer
HIMSS14 NEWS
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Labcorp And Epic Expand Collaboration To Advance Diagnostic Integration Across Hospitals And Health Systems5/12/2026
Labcorp (NYSE: LH), a global leader of innovative and comprehensive laboratory services, today announced an expanded collaboration with Epic, the nation's leading electronic health record (EHR) supporting hospitals and health systems.
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Bayesian Health Receives First-Ever FDA Clearance For Continuous AI Sepsis Monitoring5/12/2026
Bayesian Health today announced that its sepsis flagging device has received FDA 510(k) clearance—the first continuous AI sepsis monitor ever to do so.
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Infinitus Introduces The First Solution To Evaluate Every Healthcare Interaction Led By AI Or Humans5/7/2026
Today, Infinitus Systems, Inc., healthcare's leading agentic communications partner powering more than 100 million minutes of conversations, announced the launch of Lens, a first-of-its-kind conversation insight engine within the Infinitus platform designed to provide evaluation of and insight into every healthcare interaction across both AI agents and human teams.
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Med Tech Solutions Acquires Avarion, Strengthening Its Role As A Managed Service Provider Across The Full Care Continuum5/6/2026
Med Tech Solutions (MTS), a leading provider of managed healthcare IT services, today announced the acquisition of Avarion, a two-time Best in KLAS HIT Advisory firm serving hospitals, health systems, and care networks.
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Verana Health Transforms Site Selection And Patient Enrollment In Clinical Trials5/5/2026
Verana Health®, a digital health company dedicated to revolutionizing patient care and clinical research through real-world data (RWD), has announced new functionality within its Site Explorer and Verana Trial Connect (VTC) applications providing end-to-end support and transparency for the entire site selection and patient enrollment process.
VIDEOS FROM HIMSS14
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4 Obstacles Blocking Business Intelligence In Healthcare12/29/2016
Among all other industries, healthcare is no doubt the most hyper-personalized. However, while care depends on the personal relationship between patient and physician, it is also inextricably bound to technology. By Abby Adams, Senior Business Analyst, Itransition Group
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Applying EHR Transition Lessons System Wide3/28/2014
David Gibbons, executive VP & COO at UPMC Hamot discusses what “useful information” was brought to UPMC Hamot’s “Big Bang” from the previous “Big Bang” UPMC conducted at UPMC Northwest. Also discussed is the importance of re-banding patients the night before go live and why education both the ER and patient registration staffs prior to the transition is vital.
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The Unexpected Effects Of Greater Patient Engagement7/15/2019
The way that medical care is delivered is undergoing a sea change. It starts with an increasing emphasis on value-based care, defined by tying payment to patient health outcomes. Better outcomes are known to be influenced by the level of patient engagement—good things happen when patients play a bigger role in their own healthcare.
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4 Ways To Boost ROI With Data-Driven Patient Engagement9/26/2019
The era of “build it and they will come” in healthcare is over. With the rising cost of medical services and influx of convenient care options, patients now treat their health decisions like any other serious investment. In the face of increasing competition and consumer expectations, hospitals and health systems need to restructure their strategy in order to engage patients and consumers effectively.
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Dr. Chatbot Will See You Now! AI In Healthcare5/18/2018
What is one key thing all healthcare organizations strive for? Improved patient experience!
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Investment In Line Of Business Mobile Devices Reaches All-Time High10/28/2016
With patient satisfaction and engagement rates as main drivers, growth for both rugged and consumer grade devices used for line of business applications in the healthcare vertical is projected continue through 2020. By Cameron Roche, Research Analyst, VDC Research