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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.
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2018: The Year Of Machine Learning And AI In Healthcare2/13/2018
Companies, venture capitalists and accelerators like Y Combinator are investing in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. There are large investments into deep learning from many different industries, such as the development of self-driving cars. If you think about AI and how it will help the healthcare industry, it makes a lot of sense. There are only so many physicians per person in the world and having some assistance can bring down the cost of healthcare and help patients at their time of need.
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Support Paramount When Switching EHRs3/28/2014
Dr. Richard Long, SVP & CMO at UPMC Hamot acknowledges the benefits of the support UPMC Hamot received from UPMC in regards to the transition, from the planning stage to the “Big Bang” itself. Long notes “over 300” support people in almost every specialty came to UPMC Hamot – spending weeks to months – to make sure the implementation went smoothly.
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4 Ways To Improve Payer-Provider Data Management9/1/2017
The healthcare industry has experienced unprecedented change in recent years. By Krithika Srivats, Senior Director, Health/Clinical Center of Excellence at Hinduja, Global Solutions (HGS)
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Top 3 Technologies Transforming The Modern Health Practice7/30/2019
In order to run a successful practice, today’s healthcare organizations need qualified providers and to maintain a consistent revenue flow. But amid rising operational costs, complex regulatory requirements and high staff turnover rates, this is easier said than done—particularly for those relying on manual administrative processes.
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8 Virtual Health Delivery Predictions For 20181/5/2018
When we look at healthcare on a global scale, the issues of access, quality, and value are universal. In 2017, we saw more patients, employers, health systems, payers, and providers turn to virtual care for resolution to a growing range of health issues. With its ability to address a wide range of objectives for a diverse audience across healthcare, the virtual delivery of care is primed for even wider adoption and progress in 2018 as its potential is further realized. Here are eight predictions for virtual care delivery in 2018.
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Solving The Patient Loyalty Puzzle9/28/2018
Most health system leaders know not to take patient loyalty for granted. But they might be surprised at just how fickle healthcare consumers can be. The truth is, despite how much progress organizations have made in enhancing the patient experience, patients are only about as loyal to their healthcare providers as they are to their mobile phone plans.