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AI implementation is hitting its stride in hospitals.

More than 1,000 patient-facing apps have made a production API call in the last 12 months — part of nearly 9,000 apps connected to Epic.

Story here: www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-i...

What if you could talk directly to your patient's chart?

Meet Ask Art.

At Tampa General Hospital, clinicians are asking questions about their patients' records and getting cited answers, anchored in the patient's data.

The chart is getting a lot more talkative.

On it!

Bad day for spam callers.

Orgs can now display their name, logo, and reason for calling.

You won't miss the call from your doctor because it looked like an unknown number.

AI Grand Rounds Episode 39 Epic’s Approach to AI with Seth Hain A photo of Seth Hain

In the latest episode of AI Grand Rounds, Seth Hain, senior VP of R&D at Epic (@hey.epic.com), describes how his company is building foundation models that respect institutional autonomy, minimize burden, and prioritize safety. Full episode: nejm.ai/ep39

#MedSky #AI #MLSky

2,500 houses could be powered for an entire year with the renewable energy generated at Epic last year.

MyChart is getting a lot more talkative. So you don't have to wait until your next appointment to understand what's going on. (But when you need one, it'll book it.)

Upon opening a prior auth question set, an agent automatically drafts responses by scanning clinical data, saving the user from manually digging through the patient’s chart for each answer. Then, leveraging the references the agent pulled in, the user can review, edit, and verify the responses.

Since rolling out prescription prior auth answer suggestions, health systems have seen a 12.8% decrease in time spent answering these questions. AI-assisted prior auths have a 13% faster turnaround time than those worked manually – this means patients get their medications quicker.

Prescription prior authorization requires discrete questions to be answered by users, which can be a time-consuming process. Fortunately, AI is great at answering these types of questions if it has access to the information it needs.

If you enjoy filling out prior auth questions, keep scrolling.

Healthcare Providers and Epic Act to Safeguard Patients’ Health Information

Today, we and several healthcare providers took legal action to protect your health records from misuse.

Modern data exchanges can help you and your doctor understand your health. Some companies saw something else: a way to profit from your private records.

www.epic.com/epic/post/wh...

With Emmie’s SMS scheduling at
@ochsnerhealth.bsky.social, you can make and reschedule appointments without having to call.

Epic’s conversational AI lets you schedule and change appointments via text, cutting down the time it takes for patients and staff to schedule and reschedule appointments.

And not just the US.

This year, our R&D staff observed workflows in 13 other countries.

There's no substitute for being there.

This year, our R&D staff went onsite in every single state to observe the software alongside the people who use it.

Epic Research Facilitating rapid sharing of new medical knowledge

Explore many more metrics and drill-downs here: www.epicresearch.org/data-tracker

Data on respiratory illnesses through 12/6:

No sunsets.

Data on norovirus through 11/22:

Usage across these features continues to rise:

Launchpad has become an implementation engine.

Four waves in, healthcare orgs are rolling out gen AI workflows in tight, predictable sprints.

Each wave has delivered more than the last—and faster.

From field to clinic: How Community Connect is changing health care in rural Iowa Through collaboration and access to technology, UI Health Care helps rural hospitals deliver high-quality care close to home

Heard it through the grapevine:
uihealthcare.org/article/fiel...

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