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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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Applying Retail Principles To Healthcare Can Improve Patient Engagement3/9/2020
Like other industries, healthcare is evolving to deliver in a digital world. High deductible plans and greater out-of-pocket costs mean more patients are putting on their consumer hats when seeking healthcare services. In turn, health systems are consolidating and taking on risk, requiring a retail-like mindset to engage with patients. To improve patient engagement, follow these tips.
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Reducing The Gap In Consumer Demand For Smarter Healthcare Delivery8/24/2017
It’s no secret healthcare is slow and orthodox when it comes to adoption of new technology. By Kumar Venkatesiah
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Bridging Clinical And Financial Gaps With Better IT2/13/2019
In many hospitals, there are inadvertent disconnects between the clinical and revenue integrity operations. These two groups are separated by the software they use, the language they speak, and their operational goals within the organization that contribute to the overall mission. The disconnect can be physical, as these groups usually occupy separate work areas or may even work remotely or in separate facilities.
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Can The VA Save Money And Pay Physicians More?12/4/2017
There are 18.8 million veterans in the United States. Of those, an estimated 8.9 million veterans receive care from the 168 VA medical centers and 1,053 outpatient sites under the Veterans Health Administration.
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Thinking Of The Patient When Switching EHRs3/28/2014
David Gibbons, executive VP & COO at UPMC Hamot touches on multiple components of the EHR transition in this video, from the perspective of the patient to UPMC Hamot’s involvement with the next transition in Altoona to the differences between an implementation between smaller and larger health systems.
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Improving Healthcare's $6 Billion Patient Matching Problem3/19/2019
Organizations need unprecedented clarity and reliability into one’s medical record to avoid redundant or unnecessary tests and procedures, erroneous reporting and analytics, billing inaccuracies, administrative burdens, denied claims and lost revenue. A single, comprehensive view of patient information is essential for informed clinical-decision making, effective episodic care and cost management, and a seamless provider and patient experience during every encounter.