Bonus Features – March 17, 2024 – 65% of nurses think AI will negatively impact healthcare, 14% of EHRs have known cybersecurity vulnerabilities, plus 24 more stories

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 make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job. News CHIME provided some clarity on the Smart Hospital Maturity Model initiative, noting it’s meant to “complement and enhance” the existing Digital Health Most Wired Program. The organization also announced CHIME is joining the Federation for Informatics Professionals in Health and Care in the United Kingdom. Amid the Change Healthcare cybersecurity breach, Availity announced it has established 33 new health plan connections and seen a 40% increase in the volume of claims it’s processing. Reports ECRI’s list of top 10 patient safety concerns of 2024 include “unintended consequences of technology adoption,” especially as they relate to clinician workflows. The latest State of US Nursing Report from Incredible Health found 89% of nurses haven’t used AI in their roles and nearly two-thirds (65%) think AI will negatively impact the industry. Research from Paytient found 40% of people with employer-sponsored insurance delayed care due to high costs. The latest report from Strata Decision Technology found 52% of healthcare CFOs are opti...
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