The AMA said the initiative was "long overdue" and only came after years of AMA advocacy. Major provisions include: Real-time ...

The EMR has been both a blessing and a curse. It does offer some conveniences, such as remote charting and automation of some workflows, however, it’s another piece of healthcare technology that, for ...

Many hospitals and health systems are not maximizing the value of their core electronic health record (EHR) investments. Conducting regular “EHR tune-ups” can be a quick win to help your organization ...

Editor's Note: This article's content has been updated and republished in light of the recently released article in The New England Journal of Medicine discussing potential malpractice liability risks ...

In this AMA podcast, Veena Jones, MD, CMIO at Sutter Health, talks about how the California-based health system is turning clinical notes from the care team into patient-friendly summaries using AI.

In the latest webinar of HealthLeaders' The Winning Edge series, a three-member panel will explore clinical care technology beyond artificial intelligence. In recent years, artificial intelligence has ...

Theft and unauthorized access breaches have also increased but on a smaller scale. The authors note that while physical theft ...

Role-based access control (RBAC) restricts access to patient data based on job responsibilities, reducing risk. Encryption methods like symmetric and asymmetric key schemes safeguard sensitive health ...