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Commure to acquire AI scribe Augmedix in $139M deal

Commure to acquire AI scribe Augmedix in $139M deal

The take-private deal would help the firm scale its documentation products to more providers and health systems, CEO Manny Krakaris...

Healthcare is an ‘easy victim’ for ransomware attacks. How hospitals can mitigate the damage

Healthcare is an ‘easy victim’ for ransomware attacks. How hospitals can mitigate the damage

Limited resources in a highly connected ecosystem can make hospitals vulnerable, but planning ahead and implementing key protections could help...

Medical research is changing, data privacy laws have not

Medical research is changing, data privacy laws have not

Congressional inaction regarding health privacy laws robs Americans of ownership over their health data, argues Senator Bill Cassidy, ranking member of the Senate HELP...

Nuance’s AI clinical scribe integrated with Epic is now generally available

Nuance’s AI clinical scribe integrated with Epic is now generally available

More than 150 health systems, hospitals and medical centers will deploy the Dragon Ambient eXperience Copilot embedded within Epic, the...

Providers push back on info blocking penalties

Providers push back on info blocking penalties

Provider groups argued for changes in financial penalties and more information on an appeals process. Article By: Emily Olsen Blog Source...

Clinician accuracy suffers from biased AI, even with mitigation, study finds

Clinician accuracy suffers from biased AI, even with mitigation, study finds

Nearly 67% of participants in the JAMA study weren’t aware artificial intelligence models could be systematically biased. Article By: Emily...

Healthcare executives look to implement generative AI next year, survey finds

Healthcare executives look to implement generative AI next year, survey finds

Though only a quarter of respondents said they’d already adopted the tools, 58% reported they were likely to do so...

New York proposes ‘nation-leading’ hospital cybersecurity regulations

New York proposes ‘nation-leading’ hospital cybersecurity regulations

The rules aim to safeguard hospitals from growing cybersecurity threats and keep them operating during an attack. Article By: Emily...

AI, machine learning top health CIO priorities in 2023, survey finds

AI, machine learning top health CIO priorities in 2023, survey finds

Artificial intelligence and virtual care technologies are increasingly being adopted by hospitals to ease resource strain, but managing these new...

Senators urge CMS to withhold staffing mandate, citing negative impact on veteran care

Senators urge CMS to withhold staffing mandate, citing negative impact on veteran care

Members of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee urged the CMS to rescind or revise its staffing proposal for nursing facilities...