Ambient Speech Adoption Surges as Health Systems Seek Clinician Efficiency, KLAS Finds
The adoption of ambient speech technology is accelerating as health systems seek to improve documentation efficiency and reduce clinician burnout, according to a new report by KLAS. While adoption remains in its early stages—primarily in outpatient settings—health system leaders expect rapid expansion as vendors enhance capabilities and integration with EHRs. The report stated that ambient […]
Read MoreOptimizing the Revenue Cycle Can be Financial Game Changer, KLAS Report Finds
Health systems are under increasing pressure to improve financial performance, and optimizing revenue cycle processes within EHRs has become a top priority. According to the latest report from KLAS, EHR Revenue Cycle Optimization 2025: In a High-Performing Market, Which Firms Best Meet Client Needs?, all measured consulting firms are delivering successful results, but some excel in specific […]
Read MoreOracle’s Impact on Methodology & Service, Along With Native AI Capability, Give EHR Customers Reason to be Bullish
Like all health systems, AtlantiCare is seeking ways to ease the documentation burden on clinicians. CIO Jordan Ruch sees ambient clinical AI as a key tool in reducing burnout and allowing providers to spend more time at the bedside. Scroll down to watch or listen to the full interview; or subscribe to healthsystemCIO on your […]
Read MoreONC’s HTI-1 Final Rule: Major Certification Changes Ahead
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has finalized sweeping changes to its health IT certification program, eliminating edition-based certifications and introducing new requirements for decision support, interoperability, and data standardization, according to the latest update. The HTI-1 Final Rule, effective March 11, 2024, is set to impact health systems by […]
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Oracle’s Impact on Methodology & Service, Along With Native AI Capability, Give EHR Customers Reason to be Bullish
Like all health systems, AtlantiCare is seeking ways to ease the documentation burden on clinicians. CIO Jordan Ruch sees ambient clinical AI as a key tool in reducing burnout and allowing providers to spend more time at the bedside. Scroll down to watch or listen to the full interview; or subscribe to healthsystemCIO on your […]
UW Medicine Achieves HIMSS Stage 6; Neil & Burstain Tout Strong Governance as Key to Picking the Right Projects
UW Medicine is advancing digital transformation with a focus on AI-powered decision support, strong governance frameworks, and clinician collaboration. CIO Eric Neil and Chief Clinical Informatics Officer Dr. Todd Burstain recently discussed their journey to achieving HIMSS Stage 6, their measured approach to AI adoption, and the ongoing challenge of balancing innovation with standardization. Scroll […]
CHOP Focused on Leveraging AI to ‘Transformational’ Effect, Says Chief Digital & Information Officer Shakeeb Akhter
In this interview, Anthony Guerra, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of healthsystemCIO, speaks with Shakeeb Akhter, Senior Vice President and Chief Digital & Information Officer at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), about the institution’s ambitious digital transformation journey. Leading a multifaceted team, Akhter discusses how CHOP is advancing through strategic investments in AI, automation, digital patient experience, […]
CIO Says Infusion of Oracle Tech Gave Cerner Needed Shot in the Arm: Now Well Positioned for AI-Powered Innovation
In September 2023 when Billings Clinic and Logan Health merged to form one of the area’s largest healthcare systems, one of the first orders of business for Justin Ott – a long-time IT executive at Billings who became CIO of the newly combined health system – was determining the organization’s go-forward EHR. Prior to the […]
Columns & Articles
Ambient Speech Adoption Surges as Health Systems Seek Clinician Efficiency, KLAS Finds
The adoption of ambient speech technology is accelerating as health systems seek to improve documentation efficiency and reduce clinician burnout, according to a new report by KLAS. While adoption remains in its early stages—primarily in outpatient settings—health system leaders expect rapid expansion as vendors enhance capabilities and integration with EHRs. The report stated that ambient […]
Optimizing the Revenue Cycle Can be Financial Game Changer, KLAS Report Finds
Health systems are under increasing pressure to improve financial performance, and optimizing revenue cycle processes within EHRs has become a top priority. According to the latest report from KLAS, EHR Revenue Cycle Optimization 2025: In a High-Performing Market, Which Firms Best Meet Client Needs?, all measured consulting firms are delivering successful results, but some excel in specific […]
ONC’s HTI-1 Final Rule: Major Certification Changes Ahead
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has finalized sweeping changes to its health IT certification program, eliminating edition-based certifications and introducing new requirements for decision support, interoperability, and data standardization, according to the latest update. The HTI-1 Final Rule, effective March 11, 2024, is set to impact health systems by […]
Health Systems Embracing Self-Service Data Management to Empower Users & Unleash Innovation
Self-service data management is emerging as a critical tool for enhancing user satisfaction, empowering innovation, and ensuring effective governance. Leaders from Tufts Medicine, Renown Health, and Data Dynamics shared insights on how health systems can navigate this transformation during a recent healthsystemCIO webinar, “Improving User Satisfaction, Empowering Innovation & Facilitating Governance by Increasing Self-Service Data Management.” […]
CISO & Cybersecurity
Change Healthcare Attack a Wake-up Call for the Industry, Report Finds
The Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council’s Cybersecurity Working Group has released its 2024 Annual Report, highlighting critical vulnerabilities in healthcare cybersecurity. The report underscores the Change Healthcare cyberattack as one of the most disruptive cybersecurity incidents in recent history, exposing significant weaknesses in the healthcare sector’s resilience. According to the report, the attack demonstrated how […]
CISA: Cyber Vulnerabilities on the Downswing as Adoption of Guidelines Gains Momentum, But Work Remains
A new report from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) reveals a 50% reduction in remediation times for critical cyber vulnerabilities within healthcare organizations. This marks a significant milestone in improving cybersecurity across critical infrastructure sectors. The “Cybersecurity Performance Goals Adoption” report highlights healthcare as one of the most engaged sectors in implementing voluntary […]
Getting Privacy & Security on Same Page is Key in Today’s Fast Changing Regulatory & Risk Environment, Says UChicago Medicine CISO & Chief Privacy Officer Karen Habercoss
Privacy and IT security need to be working in lock step, and doing so gets a lot easier when they’re led by the same person. That’s exactly what happened at UChicago Medicine in September when Chief Privacy Officer Karen Habercoss assumed the additional role of CISO. Scroll down to watch or listen to the full […]
Cyber Ambassador Program Seeks to Extend the “Fabric” of Security, Says ChristianaCare CISO Anahi Santiago
In the face of growing cyber threats, ChristianaCare CISO Anahi Santiago is taking a bold approach to cybersecurity awareness and resilience. At the heart of her efforts lies the Cybersecurity Ambassador Program—a forward-thinking initiative designed to transform the health system’s workforce into a first line of defense against cyberattacks. This program not only enhances individual […]
Enterprise Imaging
KLAS Report Finds AI Pervading Imaging, Says Executives Looking at Strategies That Leverage Tools Without Significantly Increasing Complexity
The field of AI is rapidly transforming healthcare, offering new opportunities to enhance diagnostic accuracy, operational efficiency, and patient outcomes. According to the KLAS report, “Imaging AI 2024: Multiple Solutions Gaining Traction in a Crowded Market,” the adoption of imaging AI has accelerated significantly over the past five years. More than 50% of surveyed organizations […]
Balancing Application Standardization with Clinician Preference a Key to Enterprise Imaging Success at WVU
While there are major benefits to having all clinicians working off the same PACS, exceptions have to be made and physician preferences accommodated, said Chuck Barkey, Associate Vice President of IT Enterprise Clinical Inpatient & Ancillary Systems at WVU Medicine. Luckily, technologies like the VNA make such flexibility possible. In a recent interview with healthsystemCIO.com […]
Enterprise Imaging the Obvious Direction, But Many Considerations in Charting Exact Course
All health systems want to enhance their enterprise image sharing across departments and across PACS to both improve patient care and decrease the cognitive load on clinicians. But advancing the cause can take many forms, and each will face a unique set of challenges. Chuck Podesta, CIO, Renown Health; Dr. Shafiq Rab, EVP/Chief Digital Officer […]
Enterprise Imaging Progress Takes IT, Radiology & Ology-Specific Informaticists All Working Together, Says Ram Chadalavada, MD, Vice Chair of Radiology Informatics, University of Cincinnati & UC Health
In this interview, Dr. Ram Chadalavada, Vice Chair of Radiology Informatics at the University of Cincinnati & UC Health, discusses the evolving field of enterprise imaging. He explains his role in managing imaging data across various medical specialties, emphasizing the importance of consolidating imaging data from different departments, such as radiology, cardiology, and pathology. Dr. […]
Upcoming Webinars
Exploring IT’s Role in Addressing Physician Workforce Management Challenges
Healthcare IT leaders are tasked with ensuring physicians are satisfied and productive with the technology in place to do their jobs. Beyond the tools needed to deliver and document care, there are … [Read More]
Unifying Disparate Patient Data for a Complete Consumer Picture and Enhanced Patient Engagement
Health systems are increasingly focused on delivering personalized, data-driven care to better serve current and prospective patients. At the same time, they are tasked with attaining aggressive … [Read More]
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Evaluating the Cost/Benefit of In-Suite Versus Specialized Apps in the Digital Patient Engagement Space
Considering the millions of dollars that health systems have invested in their EHR platforms, it's no surprise that's the first place they look when seeking to fulfill a new use case. After all, … [Read More]
Navigating the Future of AI-Driven Patient Engagement
As patients enjoy positive AI-led interactions in other areas of their lives, they are coming to expect such treatment from their health systems. So if, instead, they receive a robotic and clunky … [Read More]
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On-Demand Webinar: Improving User Satisfaction, Empowering Innovation & Facilitating Governance by Increasing Self-Service Data Management
Clinicians and other users desperately want to do all kinds of innovative things with the organization's data. From increasing operational efficiency to improving patient care, just about everyone … [Read More]
On-Demand Webinar: Reexamining Cloud-Only Strategies – Weighing Cloud versus On-Prem Solutions for Health Systems’ Evolving Needs
As health systems increasingly rely on AI and advanced analytics to drive insights, some are discovering new complexities in a cloud-only infrastructure. Pulling data from multiple systems to power AI … [Read More]
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