Healthcare is moving quickly to bring artificial intelligence into the clinical workflow. AI can document conversations, summarize test results, organize information and help clinicians spend less time clicking through an electronic health record. These are meaningful technology advances. An AI tool may be sophisticated, but it cannot summarize a specialist’s progress note it never received.…
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CMS and HL7 hosted their annual FHIR Connectathon this month, bringing together technology developers, payers, providers and interoperability experts to test real-world applications for patient access, prior authorization and healthcare data exchange. CMS introduced an updated version of its Beneficiary Claims Data API. The goal is to provide organizations with claims information sooner while reducing…
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Time is one of healthcare’s most limited resources. Every minute a physician spends scrolling through a lengthy chart, opening separate records, searching for an outside test result, or trying to verify a medication is a barrier to timely care, and places patient safety and physician mental health at risk. How Much Time Is Lost to…
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If you followed healthcare news this week, one thing became abundantly clear: the news is full of promises. But after listening to this week’s discussions and reflecting on a recent healthcare experience of my own, I’m left with a familiar question: Are we solving the right problem? Let’s dig in. CMS Is Driving Change, But…
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We gather to celebrate July 4th, and our nation’s 250th anniversary of freedom this weekend. The freedom to choose. The freedom to build a better future. Yet one freedom that most patients assume they already have simply doesn’t exist. The freedom for their medical information to travel with them. Whether you’re spending the holiday across…
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Epic portal messages are up 153% since 2020, and in Q1 2025, about 30% of active Epic patients sent a portal or health app message to a clinician. And this isn’t just in Epic systems. Becker’s reported that 29% of U.S. adults now use AI tools for health information monthly, nearly doubling from 17% in…
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This is an interesting question, because most patients believe their medical information is available whenever they need it. After all, we live in a digital world. We have patient portals, apps, online test results, electronic health records, and messages from providers. It feels like our health information should be easy to access. The reality is…
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Healthcare costs in the United States continues to rise, yet patients, physicians, and health systems struggle to see corresponding improvements in care. Much of the national conversation centers around insurance models, reimbursement reform, staffing shortages, and the growing administrative burden placed on clinicians. Yet beneath many of these challenges lies a fundamental problem that has…
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Physicians spend about 16 minutes per patient encounter in the EHR. In fact, it is a primary reason for burnout. A large Annals of Internal Medicine study analyzing about 100 million patient encounters found physicians spent an average of 16+ minutes per encounter using the EHR. The largest category was chart review, accounting for 33%…
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Imagine you’re a patient who lives in a small rural community. Your local clinic manages your diabetes and hypertension. A cardiologist two hours away adjusted your lipid medications last year. And because of recent rural health closings, you recently visited an emergency department in another county after experiencing dizziness. You arrive at the rural clinic…
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