Workflow

Woman asleep in hospital bed with IV in foreground
By Andrea Fox 10:35 am February 20, 2025
At HIMSS25, data experts from the health system will describe how a machine learning model integrated with their Epic EHR gives care teams patient-specific guidance to prevent falls.
Roberta Schwartz of Houston Methodist Hospital on AI computer vision
By Bill Siwicki 11:20 am February 19, 2025
Artificial intelligence forecasts scheduling changes and improves resource productivity and team coordination to increase case volumes without compromising quality and decrease staff burden. The result for Houston? A 15% increase in OR capacity.
Dr Rachna Gandhi, Chief Transformation, Digital, and Data Officer, Ramsay Health Care
By Adam Ang 06:47 pm February 18, 2025
The private hospital operator has started piloting Ramsay Scribe with plans to expand across inpatients and mental health outpatients.
EMS technician comes out of an ambulance with patient on a stretcher
By Andrea Fox 11:11 am February 18, 2025
The presence of hospital outcome data on EMS patient care reports in the National Emergency Medical Services Information System database improved in 2024. Data exchange progress is good news for patient care and could ultimately improve health outcomes.
Two nurses confer about clinical documentation
By Mike Miliard 11:05 am February 17, 2025
At HIMSS25 in Las Vegas next month, members of the HIMSS Nursing Innovation Advisory will explore where artificial intelligence is finding favor with RNs, where they're skeptical of it – and how it can be deployed and integrated safely into practice.
Doctors review information on a laptop
By Andrea Fox 10:57 am February 13, 2025
American Medical Association researchers found that artificial intelligence in healthcare sparked more enthusiasm among physicians in 2024, increasing 5% over the previous year, while their use of AI tools increased by 28%.
Doctors and informatics leaders speak at a table
By Andrea Fox 11:23 am February 12, 2025
More providers are finding artificial intelligence can reduce clinician burnout and lower recruiting costs. Meanwhile, tech vendors on the frontier of agentic AI innovation are looking to healthcare as a first use case.
Doctor with long hair in a ponytail sits and works on a laptop
By Andrea Fox 10:52 am February 10, 2025
Initial findings from a three-year analysis from athenahealth suggest the idea that providers' use of digital patient outreach tools increase documentation burdens is a misconception.
Doctor on laptop
By Andrea Fox 10:43 am January 31, 2025
Also: New partnership aims to create an artificial intelligence-driven platform combining digital operations and regulatory compliance to bolster healthcare organizations' digital transformations.
Cheryl Reinking, DNP, RN, of El Camino Health on nursing
By Bill Siwicki 12:20 pm January 30, 2025
The health system has reduced RN turnover by seven percentage points; the RN retention rate is back to pre-pandemic 95%. This saves RN replacement costs in a highly competitive market. Further, the platform helps leaders follow best practices.