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UNC Health will participate as early adopters of Generative AI (Artificial Intelligence) tools through a program with Epic. It will be one of the initial few healthcare systems nationwide to do so.Epic and Microsoft announced a partnership in April to develop and integrate Large Language Models into Epic’s software.
Building Strong Foundational IT Systems
“We are incredibly excited that UNC Health’s work to build strong foundational IT systems and our existing
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M&A: Florence Acquires Virtual Care Solution Zipnosis
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Florence, an innovator in healthcare enablement software, announced today its acquisition of Zipnosis, an asynchronous-first virtual care solution that creates efficiency for clinicians while making quality care more accessible and affordable for patients. Through this acquisition, Florence will broaden its product offerings with synchronous and asynchronous virtual care and further their mission to create a consumer-centric interface that
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RedDress Raises $26M to Use Patients Own Blood to Heal Wounds
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RedDress, a personalized and autologous wound management solution created from patients' own blood, today announced that it has raised a $26 million Series D round with participation from ATHOS Biopharma GmbH, and other life science investors including Investors Group of HCS Capital and the Ragnar Crossover Fund.The new proceeds will support the increased adoption of its product suite, the establishment of global partnerships, and the expansion of RedDress’ proprietary
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H1 Partners with Michael J. Fox Foundation on Parkinson’s Research
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H1, the connecting force for global healthcare provider, clinical, science, and research information, today announced the world's largest nonprofit funder of Parkinson's research, The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF), has selected its Trial Landscape solution to improve and transform its education and research initiatives.With nearly one million people in the United States and over six million people worldwide affected by Parkinson's disease
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KLAS: Epic, MatrixCare, WellSky Leads Hospice Vendors
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Resource-strapped hospice leaders are looking for tools that alleviate clinician burnout by streamlining workflows and building additional point-of-care functionality. Slow vendor development on this front has led to an overall decline in customer satisfaction.A new KLAS report dives into how well hospice vendors meet provider organizations’ needs, including delivery of value, development progress, and support for when patients go through a transition of
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KLAS: 5 Best Practices For Effective EHR Education
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A new report by KLAS delves into many of the questions posed to clinicians in the Arch Collaborative’s User Experience and Trainer Quality Benchmark surveys to help further demystify the specific characteristics of EHR education that led to clinician success with the EHR. The report also provides guidance on how organizations can generate clinician enthusiasm around EHR training to better help them thrive in their EHR environment. Unless specifically stated, all findings
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Suki Launches API Integration with Epic to Tackle Clinician Burnout
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Suki, the leader in voice artificial intelligence (AI) technology for healthcare, today announced the integration of its AI-powered voice assistant with Epic EHR software using Epic’s ambient APIs.Suki Assistant helps clinicians complete time-consuming administrative tasks by voice and recently announced the ability to generate clinical notes from ambiently listening to a patient-clinician conversation; the integration enables notes to automatically be sent back to Epic,
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KLAS: PointClickCare Leads in Long-Term Care EMR Market Share
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New and more stringent regulations have increased documentation burden for long-term care (LTC) provider organizations, and this combined with other factors (COVID-19, staff turnover, increased LTC demand) has intensified clinician and nurse burnout in LTC. As a result, many organizations are pressing their LTC EMR vendors to address documentation challenges, simplify workflows while mitigating costs, and improve satisfaction in a market that has seen an overall
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Flatiron Health Launches Integrated RWE Solutions for Oncology
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Building upon over a decade of experience providing high-quality, real-world oncology data, Flatiron Health has announced the expansion of their real-world evidence (RWE) offerings to include analytic, scientific, and consultative services, leveraging the high-quality foundational real-world data (RWD) assets that the company is well known for.Flatiron’s new Integrated RWE Solutions will include data and end-to-end services to provide a more flexible and fit-for-purpose
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KLAS: Capacity Optimization Management Performance 2023
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Operational limitations—such as staffing shortages, variable patient flow, and poor visibility into resource availability—can make it difficult for healthcare organizations to effectively manage their capacity, leading to volatile workloads that see resources either under- or over-utilized. Some organizations are using capacity optimization management technology, which includes artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), to collect data that can improve
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