HIT News Round Up: VA Renegotiates Cerner Contract; AI Healthcare Code of Conduct; and Digital Health Consolidation
Welcome to the Health Information Technology Weekly News Round Up from RosettaHealth. Each week, we will provide you with a summary of all the actionable news that hospitals, HIT vendors, ACOs, and population health providers need to be smart and effective when it comes to HIT and health information exchange.
VA Renegotiates EHR Contract to Increase Oracle Cerner Accountability
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has renegotiated its $10 billion EHR contract with Oracle Cerner to include stronger performance metrics and larger financial penalties.
How Health Information Exchanges and Data Utilities Are Returning Demonstrable Benefits
Evidence is showing how healthcare information exchange (HIE) and the use of health data utilities (HDU) can support care delivery, especially as healthcare aims to improve patient care and support population health management, according to this Health Data Management article.
EHR Documentation Time Dips After CMS E/M Coding Changes
Clinician EHR documentation time went down slightly following changes to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) outpatient evaluation and management (E/M) coding requirements, according to recent research.
Why The Digital Health Sector Is Consolidating
A shake out is starting across digital health, leading to more holistic offerings as opposed to employing individual point solutions, as well as more technology provider consolidations, according to this recent Forbes Council article.
The Case for a Code of Conduct for AI in Healthcare
The rise of generative AI has prompted an AI ethicist to propose a framework to mitigate the risks of using the ever-developing tech in the healthcare space. This coincides with the chief executive of ChatGPT’s OpenAI urging US legislators to start regulating AI for the safety of humanity.
Generative AI Could Augment 40 Percent of Healthcare Working Hours
A new report on generative artificial intelligence from research and consulting firm Accenture shows how advances in large language AI models – the technology that powers applications like ChatGPT – can transform the future of healthcare.
7 Health Systems Win Digital Health Awards
Seven health systems received AVIAwards for Digital Transformation awards, which celebrates leading health systems forging the future of healthcare by using digital capabilities to improve operational efficiency, optimize care, and better engage patients and consumers.
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