What You Should Know:
- A new report from KLAS Research, "EHR Clinical Optimization 2025," reveals a high-performing market for services firms that help healthcare organizations optimize their Electronic Health Record (EHR) technology and associated workflows.
- As hospitals continue to heavily invest in their EHRs to enhance care delivery and reduce clinician burdens, many still struggle to fully realize these benefits amidst operational challenges and mounting administrative
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Elucid Appoints Dr. Robert Pelberg as SVP of Medical Affairs to Advance Atherosclerosis Diagnostics
What You Should Know:
- Elucid, an AI medical technology company focused on providing physicians with a more precise view of atherosclerosis announced the appointment of Dr. Robert “Bob” Pelberg as its new Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs.
- Dr. Pelberg, a highly accomplished cardiologist and nationally recognized expert in cardiovascular computed tomography angiography (CCTA), brings decades of clinical experience and a deep understanding of advanced imaging
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Healthcare’s Phone Problem: How to Rebuild Consumer Trust in the Age of Scam Calls
Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) is revolutionizing all types of businesses, including healthcare. With its ability to generate as well as analyze content, GenAI is helping providers with diagnostic and treatment decisions, informing medical research, and giving patients tools to better understand their health conditions.
However, the vast potential of GenAI brings with it security risks. The healthcare community understands the delicate balance needed around issues of data privacy
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Athelas Launches EHR with Integrated Ambient Scribing, AI Agents, and Hands-Free RCM Automation
What You Should Know:
- Athelas, healthcare technology company powered by Commure, today announced the launch of Athelas AIR, its next-generation electronic health record (EHR) system designed to meet the needs of health systems and practices across the country.
- With a full-featured platform that unifies billing, charting, and ambient AI, AIR enables providers to improve margins, reduce administrative burden,
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Global EHR Market in 2024: Record Contracts, Fewer Impacted Hospitals, and Regional Shifts
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- KLAS Research has released its annual "Global Acute Care EHR Market Share 2025" report, providing a comprehensive look at EHR sales activity in 2024. The report highlights a dynamic global market where EHR projects remain a high priority for healthcare organizations worldwide, second only to AI initiatives. In 2024, the number of new EHR contracts reached a five-year high, yet the number of hospitals impacted by these contracts surprisingly dropped to a five-year
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Patient Access to Online Health Records Soars in 2024, Driven by Cures Act and Provider Encouragement
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- A new brief utilizing the latest 2024 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) data reveals significant progress in patient and caregiver access to online medical records and patient portals.
- Following the implementation of the Cures Act Final Rule provisions and increased demand for virtual care spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, national access rates have more than doubled in the past decade, with apps playing an increasingly vital
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VisiQuate Acquires Etyon, Enhancing AI-Powered Revenue Cycle
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- VisiQuate, a leader in AI-powered revenue cycle management (RCM), announced its acquisition of Etyon, a healthcare technology company recognized for its deep RCM machine learning, domain-specific algorithms, and advanced data tokenization capabilities. This strategic acquisition will significantly enhance VisiQuate's ability to provide augmented intelligence and real-time operational guidance to healthcare revenue cycle teams.
- The integration of Etyon's
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Patients Welcome AI in Hospitals: A Shift from Fear to Trust in 2025
Healthcare providers often worry that new technology will alienate patients—that it will feel impersonal, experimental, or even intrusive. But when it comes to AI in hospitals, the story is surprisingly different. Research shows that patients don’t fear being observed—what they fear is being ignored. Rather than resisting oversight, many welcome it if it means they’re being actively cared for.
To understand this paradox, last year we surveyed nearly 500 adults over 40 about their comfort with
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symplr acquires Smart Square from AMN to Boost Hospital Workforce Efficiency
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- symplr®, a provider of enterprise healthcare operations software announced its acquisition of the Smart Square® scheduling software from AMN Healthcare. This strategic move, backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. and Charlesbank Capital Partners LLC, significantly strengthens symplr’s position in healthcare workforce and operations management, enhancing its symplr Operations Platform.
- The acquisition reinforces symplr’s commitment to providing intelligent,
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Healthcare Leads in GenAI Adoption, But Faces Major Security and Infrastructure Hurdles
What You Should Know:
- Nutanix, a leader in hybrid multicloud computing, today announced the findings of its seventh annual global Healthcare Enterprise Cloud Index (ECI) survey and research report.
- The report reveals that an astonishing 99% of healthcare organizations surveyed are currently leveraging Generative AI (GenAI) applications or workloads, surpassing adoption rates in every other industry. However, this rapid embrace comes with significant challenges, as 96% of these
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