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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
FEATURED CONTENT
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4 Ways Technology Is Improving Patient Safety3/1/2017
Technology has become an integral part of medicine today. The right technology can assist with increased efficiency, improved quality, and reduced costs. By Christine Queally Foisey, President and CEO, MedSafe
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How Payspan Conquered The Unique Challenges Of NAS Migrations In Healthcare4/16/2020
Complex unstructured data migration tests healthcare payments company.
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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 Great Promise - A Look Ahead To Effective Health Information Exchange2/22/2010Health information technology and the exchange of health information are critical to next steps in improving healthcare quality, increasing the efficiency of care, and developing expanded, more consistent access. Indeed, almost all of the envisioned benefits of health information technology are dependent in one way or another on the electronic exchange of information that is now done by phone, with paper or fax, or not done at all. The advent of electronic health records and electronic information exchange offers great promise, but also come with great challenges for information security and existing work processes. It is critical to set a long-term vision that ultimately improves health outcomes and incrementally proves that the value of health IT is tangible and worth ongoing investments.
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Top Wearable Technology To Keep Seniors Safe3/7/2017
There's so much wearable technology available right now it’s enough to make your head spin if you don’t know what you’re looking for, even for someone who’s knowledgeable. For many, the various capabilities the newest sports watches have are more than enough — text messaging, answering phone calls, even GPS. By Jagger Esch, president and CEO, Elite Insurance Partners LLC
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Is Your EHR System At Risk?5/18/2017
With an adoption rate approaching 100 percent, EHR systems have gained high traction among healthcare service providers mainly due to their operational efficiencies and the rising need for integrated healthcare facilities worldwide. By Kathy Trahan, market strategist responsible for vertical markets, Tripwire