Weekly Roundup – March 9, 2024

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. Diving Into Epic’s Partnerships with Microsoft and Nuance. John Lynn spoke to Peter Durlach, at Microsoft via Nuance, about Epic’s integration with Nuance DAX Copilot and how it reduces documentation by 50% per clinical episode. They also touched on Epic’s work with Microsoft Azure. Read more… Devoting AI to Process Improvement in the Operating Room. Andy Oram spoke to David Schummers at Apella Technology about the benefits of monitoring activity in the OR to see when cleaners, patients, and sterilized equipment arrive and leave. That data’s valuable for improving efficiency. Read more… Ingredients for Real-Time Improvements in Health Care, Prior Auth, and Claims. John chatted with Dr. Don Rucker, now at 1upHealth, about why TEFCA isn’t ideal for real-time data access and how FHIR APIs will help do the job – and allow payers and even employers to access data, too. Read more… Healthcare IT Today Podcast: Entrepreneur Myth Busting. John and Colin Hung wondered if now is a good time to start a digital health company and suggested some of the hardest truths for would-be founders to accept. Read more… How Technological Advances Solidify Home Care in the Hea...
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