Epic integrates Nuance for ambient clinical documentation, generative AI app for healthcare, TPP battles EMIS for UK PMS market, NHS digital health check, FHIR guide for maternal health, legacy IT and security, ChatGPT for breast cancer screening, Babylon to go private again, AWS launches generative AI centre
Epic announces ambient clinical documentation EHR integration
EHR Intelligence ~ Hannah Nelson ~ 27/06/2023
DAX Express for Epic will allow end-users to draft EHR notes automatically from the exam room or through a telehealth encounter for immediate review and completion after each visit.
UNC Health pilots in-house generative AI app to alleviate burnout
Medcity News ~ Katie Adams ~ 29/06/2023
The app allows staff members to ask questions about the different digital health tools available to them across the health system, and it gives them concise answers about how to use the tools effectively.
TPP launches Battle Royale against EMIS on Twitter
Digital Health News ~ Jon Hoeksma ~ 29/06/2023
TPP is targeting its main rival EMIS, which has been having significant performance and reliability issues with its EMIS Web product, in what appears to be a bid for supremacy in the primary care market.
NHS to launch Digital Health Check
Computer Weekly ~ Lis Evanstad ~ 29/06/2023
The check-up is a digital version of the existing NHS Health Check, which is offered as a face-to-face appointment to people between the ages of 40 and 74.
NHS signs new Microsoft deal worth three-quarters of a billion pounds
Digital Health News ~ Jon Hoeksma ~ 29/06/2023
NHS England has announced a new £774m licensing deal for Microsoft productivity apps and products including Office365 and Teams for 1.5m NHS staff.
NIH publishes HL7 FHIR guide for maternal health data exchange
EHR Intelligence ~ Hannah Nelson ~ 29/06/2023
The HL7 FHIR implementation guide from NIH aims to streamline infant and maternal health data exchange to drive public health research.
Eight in ten UK health orgs have had a security breach since 2021
Digital Health News ~ Andrea Chipman ~ 27/06/2023
According to a third of IT professionals in the industry, they spend too much time fixing issues with legacy IT systems, identifying them as a likely data security vulnerability.
ChatGPT accurately selects breast imaging tests, aids decision-making
Health IT Analytics ~ Shania Kennedy ~ 26/06/2023
Researchers have demonstrated ChatGPT’s potential in aiding clinical decision-making for breast cancer screening and breast pain imaging tests.
UNC Health pilots generative AI chatbot
Healthcare IT News ~ Andrea Fox ~ 26/06/2023
Instead of spending time searching through training libraries, UNC Health team members can quickly access references that streamline their administrative burdens by leveraging OpenAI services on Microsoft Azure.
Babylon will cease trading on NYSE, combine with MindMaze
MobiHealthNews ~ Jessica Hagen ~ 23/06/2023
In 2021, Babylon went public through a $4.2 billion special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger with Alkuri Global Acquisition.
AWS launches generative AI center backed by $100M investment
FierceHealthcare ~ Annie Burky ~ 23/06/2023
The funds will help connect AWS AI and machine learning experts with customers to deploy new products, services and processes.
