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Epic Ambient AI Charting Released and More Updates on Epic's AI Solutions #HITsm
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Epic Ambient AI Charting Released and More Updates on Epic’s AI Solutions | Healthcare IT Today
Yesterday, Epic held a winter version of their "Cool Stuff Ahead" presentation for their customers that they generally save for their annual Epic UGM conference (See last year's writeup of Epic UGM). At the event, Epic announced a number of details on the progress they're making with their AI tools including the release of their
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February 5, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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How RapidAI Is Rethinking Resilience in Radiology Workflows #HITsm
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How RapidAI Is Rethinking Resilience in Radiology Workflows | Healthcare IT Today
As healthcare infrastructure grows more complex, radiology AI is being judged by how well it holds up under pressure and what it enables next.
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February 5, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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How to Reduce No-Show Appointment Rates in 2026 With One Button #HITsm
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How to Reduce No-Show Appointment Rates in 2026 With One Button | Healthcare IT Today
The following is a guest article by Joep Leussink, Head of Growth at AddEvent There is no busier time of the year for most of us than the holiday season. Shopping, office parties, family time, and any number of other commitments are heaped onto our already stacked to-do list, and even our most important tasks
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February 5, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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AI Enhances Outreach to Blood Donors #HITsm
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AI Enhances Outreach to Blood Donors | Healthcare IT Today
While collecting blood, Versiti collects data. Versiti is a nonprofit founded in 1947 with the two goals of providing a sustainable blood supply to clinical settings and advancing research. Over the past 20 years, the company has tripled in size and provides blood to more than 400 hospitals. The company is now using AI and
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February 4, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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Payments, Pain, and Pragmatic AI in Clinical Trials - Life Sciences Today Podcast Episode 47 #HITsm
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February 4, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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HTI-5: Less Red Tape, More AI Flexibility for HTI-4’s Complex Requirements - Regulatory Talk Series #HITsm
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HTI-5: Less Red Tape, More AI Flexibility for HTI-4’s Complex Requirements – Regulatory Talk Series | Healthcare IT Today
The following is a guest article by Nick Barger, PharmD, Vice President, Product at DrFirst. This article is the next in the Healthcare Regulatory Talk series. On December 22, the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ASTP/ONC) dropped the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability (HTI-5) proposed rule. And
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February 4, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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How Health Catalyst Turns Analytics Into Action Clinicians Actually Use #HITsm
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How Health Catalyst Turns Analytics Into Action Clinicians Actually Use | Healthcare IT Today
Healthcare analytics has never been more advanced, yet improvement efforts still stall. At IHI Forum 2025, Health Catalyst leaders explain why timing, trust, and clinician ownership matter more than another dashboard—and how near-real-time data and AI are changing what actually works.
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February 3, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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No Hospital is an Island (Anymore): Removing Friction in Healthcare IT Systems Starts with Identity and Access #HITsm
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No Hospital is an Island (Anymore): Removing Friction in Healthcare IT Systems Starts with Identity and Access | Healthcare IT Today
The following is a guest article by Paul Dant, Senior Solution Consultant at Radiant Logic Hospitals and healthcare systems are reaching a breaking point. The Covid-19 pandemic didn’t create the industry’s challenges, but it exposed and accelerated them. Years of mergers and acquisitions, siloed data, and persistent staff turnover have left healthcare IT teams managing
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February 3, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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4 Intriguing Healthcare IT Stats - Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 185 #HITsm
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4 Intriguing Healthcare IT Stats – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 185 | Healthcare IT Today
The 185th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast is sponsored by Swaay.Health, be sure to join us at our Swaay.Health LIVE 2026 Event, April 29 to May 2, in Foxborough. This time, we are talking about 4 intriguing healthcare IT stats! The first intriguing statistic we discuss is that 1 in 4 active weekly users
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February 2, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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The End of Manual Enrollment? Intelligent Automation Takes On First-Mile Insurance Data #HITsm
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The End of Manual Enrollment? Intelligent Automation Takes On First-Mile Insurance Data | Healthcare IT Today
The following is a guest article by Deepak Singh, Chief Innovation Officer at Adeptia In the insurance ecosystem, data is the lifeblood of coverage, yet it is rarely clean. In fact, approximately 80% to 85% of insurance data is unstructured, and for items such as claim files, the number can be as high as 97%,
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February 2, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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Bonus Features – February 1, 2026 – 64% of nurses wouldn't feel legally protected if an AI tool caused patient harm, 59% of patients use at least one app to manage medications, plus 28 more stories #HITsm
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Bonus Features – February 1, 2026 – 64% of nurses wouldn’t feel legally protected if an AI tool caused patient harm, 59% of patients use at least one app to manage medications, plus 28 more stories | Healthcare IT Today
Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to
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February 1, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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Weekly Roundup – January 31, 2026 #HITsm
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Weekly Roundup – January 31, 2026 | Healthcare IT Today
Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week. A Behavioral Health Clinician's Perspective on
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January 31, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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Beyond the Science by Gary Zammit - Life Sciences Today Podcast Episode 46 #HITsm
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Beyond the Science by Gary Zammit – Life Sciences Today Podcast Episode 46 | Healthcare IT Today
We're excited to be back for another episode of the Life Sciences Today Podcast by Healthcare IT Today. My guest today is Gary Zammit, PhD, President and Chief Executive Officer at Clinilabs. We often imagine medical breakthroughs as the result of data, protocols, and lab science alone. But Gary Zammit has seen firsthand that bringing
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January 30, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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3 Ways to Take Your Practice to the Next Level in 2026 #HITsm
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3 Ways to Take Your Practice to the Next Level in 2026 | Healthcare IT Today
The following is a guest article by Paul Vigario, Founder and CEO at SurfCT The most reliable methods of growing a private medical or dental practice haven’t changed much over the years. And yet they remain a well-kept industry secret. The particulars might look a bit different from year to year, but the underlying concepts
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January 30, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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Best Value Software Platforms for Med Spa Management: Features and Pricing Compared #HITsm
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Best Value Software Platforms for Med Spa Management: Features and Pricing Compared | Healthcare IT Today
The following is a guest article by Meevo. Running a med spa business requires more than providing quality beauty treatments. It involves juggling complex schedules, tracking inventory, promoting services and securing patient records. The right platform should help boost client experience and revenue growth. Discover the best value software for med spa management to help
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January 29, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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A Behaviorial Health Clinician's Perspective on AI Clinical Notes #HITsm
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A Behavioral Health Clinician’s Perspective on AI Clinical Notes | Healthcare IT Today
As most readers of Healthcare IT Today know, AI medical scribes that automate clinical documentation are all the rage. Over the past couple years, these solutions have really matured and you're finding them taking care of the documentation and relieving that burden from clinicians. As I've talked to dozens of companies that offer these solutions,
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January 29, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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Does Interoperability Have an ROI? NextGen Says the Answer Is Hiding in Plain Sight #HITsm #HealthIT
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Does Interoperability Have an ROI? NextGen Says the Answer Is Hiding in Plain Sight | Healthcare IT Today
Many IT leaders still question whether interoperability delivers a real financial return. In this interview, NextGen Healthcare’s Muhammad Chebli explains why ROI shows up in everyday operations like no-shows, referral volume and inbox overload, revealing value that’s been hiding in plain sight.
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January 28, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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Are You Experiencing Data Chaos or Clean Identity with Your EMPI? #HITsm
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Are You Experiencing Data Chaos or Clean Identity with Your EMPI? | Healthcare IT Today
Identity management is one of the most challenging problems healthcare IT organizations face. For those not familiar with identity management, you may wonder why it's such a big problem. I saw it first hand when I first started working in healthcare at a student health center at a university. We automatically uploaded the patients each
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January 28, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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AI Is No Longer Optional in Radiology Operations According to GE Healthcare #HITsm
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AI Is No Longer Optional in Radiology Operations According to GE Healthcare | Healthcare IT Today
Radiology operations are under strain as staffing shortages and demand continue to rise. In this conversation, Roland Rott, CEO and President of Imaging at GE Healthcare, explains why AI is becoming essential to maintaining access, efficiency, and operational stability.
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January 27, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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Medication Management Traps for EHR Vendors #HITsm
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Medication Management Traps for EHR Vendors | Healthcare IT Today
Almost 20 years ago I wrote an article titled "Develop Your Own EMR - Are You Crazy," followed 7 years later by the article "Develop Your Own EMR - You're Still Crazy." The premise of those articles was that no one feature of the EMR was a barrier to entry for those wanting to create
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January 27, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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Digital Health Solutions at CES 2026 #HITsm #CES2026
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Digital Health Solutions at CES 2026 | Healthcare IT Today
I think this is the 20th year since I first attended the annual CES conference in Las Vegas. When I first started attending CES, there wasn't any healthcare to be seen. I know. I searched everywhere for it so I could justify the time off work to attend. Fast forward 20 years and there's massive
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January 26, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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CIO Podcast - Episode 107: Sutter Sync with Richard Milani #HITsm
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CIO Podcast – Episode 107: Sutter Sync with Richard Milani | Healthcare IT Today
For the 107th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Richard Milani, MD, Chief Clinical Innovation Officer at Sutter Health, to talk about Sutter Sync! We kick this episode off with Milani explaining what exactly Sutter Sync is. Then we talk about what went into the decision-making process
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January 26, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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What Does It Take to Obtain Health Equity Accreditation? Process Explained #HITsm
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What Does It Take to Obtain Health Equity Accreditation? Process Explained | Healthcare IT Today
The following is a guest article by URAC Health equity accreditation has become a critical benchmark for healthcare organizations striving to deliver fair, data-driven and inclusive care. However, it can be challenging to comprehend the steps required to achieve health equity accreditation, especially within frameworks designed for today’s digital healthcare landscape. This guide breaks down
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January 26, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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Bonus Features – January 25, 2026 – 35% of patients would switch doctors if their digital tools were frustrating, 20% of healthcare workers use unauthorized AI tools, plus 33 more stories #HITsm
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Bonus Features – January 25, 2026 – 35% of patients would switch doctors if their digital tools were frustrating, 20% of healthcare workers use unauthorized AI tools, plus 33 more stories | Healthcare IT Today
Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to
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January 25, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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Expert Medicine, Loose Screws, and Food Pyramids - Fun Friday #HITsm
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Expert Medicine, Loose Screws, and Food Pyramids – Fun Friday | Healthcare IT Today
Happy Friday Everyone! You did it. You made it through another week. Hopefully you had an amazing week and accomplished many great things that impacted other people's lives for good. As we head into the weekend, we thought it was time again for another editition of Fun Friday. This week's cartoons were shared by the
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January 23, 2026 at 5:15 PM