March, 2025

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Why your EHR’s certification matters more than you think

KevinMD

Modern EHRs and CEHRT” Electronic health records (EHRs) and their role in modern health care are inescapable today. But have you ever stopped to ask: Is my EHR certified? And more importantly, why does that matter? As any EHR user knows, not all EHRs are created equal. A little-known differentiator is that some systems are Read more Why your EHRs certification matters more than you think originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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The Top Patient Safety Risks in 2025 Are Mostly About the “Human OS” – Reading ECRI’s Annual Report

Health Populi

Each year, ECRI (the ECRI Institute) publishes an annual report on the Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for the year. The 2025 list was published today. My read of it is that most of these risks have to do with what I’ve been referring to as the Human OS, the Human Operating System, in my talks and teachings. In this post, I’ll focus on 2 of the 10 most top-of-mind in my current workflow with clients and speaking: #1 and #3.

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Brain.space secures $11M to grow its mental model platform

Mobi Health News

Brain.space , the maker of an EEG helmet, announced an $11 million Series A Funding round led by Toyota Ventures, with participation by Mangrove Capital Partners and The Group Ventures. The company also received a $3.5 million non-dilutive grant from the Israel Innovation Authority. WHAT IT DOES Brain.space's EEG database allows brain activity to be more easily shared with researchers, physicians and pharma companies to study brain abnormalities and diseases.

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How leveraging cardiac data via RPM can help overcome many clinical challenges

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Health systems are under increasing pressure to retain their patients – who have a variety of care options to choose from, both in-person and virtual. At the same time, inpatient capacity is limited and hospital care teams face a lot of strain. By using cardiac data gathered through remote devices, ambulatory care is helping these facilities preserve and care for patients within the health system, but not always in the hospital.

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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Rad AI Closes $60M Series C to Further Solidify Leadership in Healthcare Generative AI

Healthcare IT Today

Led by Transformation Capital, the Investment Accelerates Rad AIs Development and Deployment of Generative AI Technology to Healthcare Providers and Systems Globally Rad AI , one of the fastest-growing healthcare AI companies and the first to successfully commercialize a generative AI product in healthcare, today announced a $60M Series C financing round, valuing the company at $525M.

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The future of clinical trials: Are we ready?

KevinMD

Clinical trials have traditionally served as the cornerstone of medical advancements, yet the industry is now undergoing an unprecedented transformation. Innovations in artificial intelligence (AI), decentralized trial designs, and evolving regulatory frameworks are paving the way for a more efficient, accessible, and technologically advanced future.

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The Growth of DIY Digital Health – What’s Behind the Zeitgeist of Self-Reliance?

Health Populi

Most people in the U.S. use at least one medical device at home — likely a blood pressure monitor. used by nearly one-half of people based on a survey of 2,000 consumers conducted for Propel Software. The Propel study’s insights build on what we know is a growing ethos among health consumers seeking to take more control over their health care and the rising costs of medical bills and out-of-pocket expenses.

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Q&A: Samsung on its digital healthcare tech and HIMSS25 announcement

Mobi Health News

Samsung's digital health armamentarium includes smart TVs, tablets, phones, watches and rings. Cherry Drulis, Samsungs director of healthcare mobile B2B sat down with MobiHealthNews at the HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition to discuss the impact of Samsung's digital strategy on hospitals and health systems. MobiHealthNews: How are your digital technology tools helping to make healthcare providers' jobs easier and improve patient care?

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Ping An launches AI avatars of top Chinese doctors

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Shanghai-based Ping An Health, the health technology unit of Chinese insurance firm Ping An, has launched a generative AI-powered chatbot on its mobile health application featuring the avatars of real physicians. The new feature, Ping An Xin Yi, on the Ping An Health app, provides round-the-clock on-demand access to AI-assisted health consultations delivered through digital avatars.

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The Evolution of Communication in Healthcare Settings

Healthcare communication has evolved from handwritten notes and paper charts to digital tools like EHRs, telemedicine, and AI-powered platforms. This blog explores how these advancements improve patient outcomes, streamline care delivery, and enhance provider collaboration. Learn about the role of mobile health (mHealth) apps, secure messaging, and social media in bridging communication gaps.

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Digital Health Technologies for Maternal and Neonatal Infection Management

Digital Health Global

Addressing Infections in Maternal and Neonatal Health Infections during pregnancy and the neonatal period pose a global health challenge, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Maternal sepsis accounts for 11% of pregnancy-related deaths worldwide, while neonatal sepsis is a leading cause of mortality in children under five.

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This Week’s Health IT Jobs – March 5, 2025

Healthcare IT Today

It can be very overwhelming scrolling though job board after job board in search of a position that fits your wants and needs. Let us take that stress away by finding a mix of great health IT jobs for you! We hope you enjoy this look at some of the health IT jobs we saw healthcare organizations trying to fill this week. Here’s a quick look at some of the health IT jobs we found: Healthcare Cyber Security Principal – RSM US LLP Associate Chief Medical Informatics Officer-Inpatient 

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AI agents in health care: Balancing innovation, trust, and evidence-based implementation

KevinMD

Artificial intelligence (AI) agents significantly transform health care by automating routine tasks, enhancing clinical decision-making, and reducing administrative burdens. These intelligent systems are increasingly applied in medical documentation, diagnostics, and patient engagement, offering substantial potential for improved patient outcomes and reduced physician burnout.

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Trust in Health Care 5 Years After COVID Began – an Edelman Trust Barometer Update

Health Populi

On March 11, 2020, The World Health Organization announced that the coronavirus was deemed a pandemic. WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus asserted, “We have called every day for countries to take urgent and aggressive action.We have rung the alarm bell loud and clear.” Five years later, Edelman has fielded a survey to determine what some 4,000 health citizens living in 4 countries (Brazil, India, the UK, and the U.S.) are thinking and feeling about life after COVID-1

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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AI will continue to play a key role in healthcare but with caveats

Mobi Health News

Matt Cybulsky, healthcare leader for AI, go-to-market and design at Ionian Consulting, discussed how AI transforms the way we interact but how utilization of AI is under scrutiny.

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Aged care provider halves staff turnover with automation and more briefs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Aged care provider halves staff turnover with automation Not-for-profit aged care provider Southern Cross Care Queensland has modernised its workforce management processes amid reforms across the aged care sector. It recently implemented a suite of solutions from Humanforce, including for time and attendance, rostering and scheduling, and financial wellbeing, as well as an employee application.

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AI Misses the Mark on Detecting Critical Conditions

Digital Health Wire

Most health systems have already begun turning to AI to predict if patient health conditions will deteriorate, but a new study in Nature Communications Medicine suggests that current models arent cut out for the task. Virginia Tech researchers looked at several popular machine learning models cited in medical literature for predicting patient deterioration, then fed them datasets about the health of patients in ICUs or with cancer.

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Anti-CRO Lindus Health Raises $55M in Series B Funding to Transform the Clinical Trial Landscape

Healthcare IT Today

Lindus Health is the ‘Anti-CRO’ Fixing the Broken Clinical Trial Industry, Setting the Stage for Greater Scientific Innovation and Lower Healthcare Costs The Company Offers Clinical Trials that are up to Three Times Faster and Produce Demonstrably Better Quality Trial Data than Traditional Players The Series B was Led by Balderton Capital and Will Be Used to Further Develop Lindus Health’s Proprietary AI- and Technology-Enabled Delivery of Clinical Trials Lindus Health , “

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From Diagnosis to Delivery: How AI is Revolutionizing the Patient Experience

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. In this webinar led by Simran Kaur, we will explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing patient communication, improving care quality, and empowering preventive and predictive medicine. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven

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How copy and paste in EHRs is hurting patient care

KevinMD

The electronic health record (EHR) has solved the illegibility issue of handwritten notes, but the downside and unintended consequences have been of equal or greater importance. The cult of the EHR “copy and paste” (CP) club in hospital care makes defending a Medicare billing audit a daunting task should a physician be required to justify Read more How copy and paste in EHRs is hurting patient care originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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One Way to Improve U.S. Healthcare, Lower Costs and Drive Outcomes? “Unvendor,” Asserts Dr. Harm Scherpbier in His New Book

Health Populi

Health information technology professionals charged with selecting, implementing, updating, and paying for health IT in hospital and care delivery settings are essentially the first-line consumers of health IT specifically, electronic health records. But these health IT leaders feel far from empowered and choiceful as consumers in todays EHR vendor monoculture, Harm Scherpbier, MD, explains in his book , Unvendor.

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Insilico Medicine scores $110M for AI-enabled drug discovery

Mobi Health News

The funds will be used to advance Insilico's drug pipeline and lab, which automates the research and development process, and refine its AI-enabled models and algorithms.

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DEA role must be clearly defined in controlled substance Rx via telemedicine, expert cautions

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has proposed draft guidance to establish a framework for prescribing controlled substances via telemedicine. The proposal introduces three types of special registrations. Telemedicine prescribing registration allows qualified practitioners to prescribe Schedule III-V controlled substances via telemedicine. Advanced telemedicine prescribing registration permits specialized practitioners, such as psychiatrists and hospice care physicians, to prescribe Sched

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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Pear Suite Partners with Health Net and Six Other Health Plans to Launch the Pear Cares Provider Network with 1,000+ Community Health Workers

Digital Health Global

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Pear Suite , a digital health company empowering community health workers (CHWs) to address the social determinants of health (SDOH) and administrator of the largest network of community health workers in the nation, announces the launch of the Pear Cares Provider Network. Over the past ten months, Pear Suite has partnered with seven health plans to recruit and onboard more than 1,000 CHW providers from over 200 community-based organizations, expanding ca

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Promising AI Applications in Improving Patient Outcomes and Streamlining Healthcare Operations

Healthcare IT Today

With a lot of our attention focused on AI, it seems as if we are getting news every day about a different application or development being discovered for AI. And while this is truly an exciting time for innovation, it can also be a little overwhelming. If everyone is working on ways to invent and improve AI, how can you not only find the applications that hold the most potential that you want to keep an eye out for but also keep track of them in the never-ending sea of new applications?

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How AI is revolutionizing health care through the lens of Alice in Wonderland

KevinMD

Once upon a time, in the curious land of Wonderland, there lived a physician named Alice. On a curiouser and curiouser day, Alice found herself tumbling down the digital rabbit hole into a fantastical realm called Algorithmia, a land where the wonders of artificial intelligence (AI) shaped the very fabric of life. Guided by the Read more How AI is revolutionizing health care through the lens of Alice in Wonderland originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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EHR Vendors Embrace AI to Transform Healthcare Workflows

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Electronic health record (EHR) vendors are accelerating their adoption of artificial intelligence, aiming to enhance clinician workflows, improve patient care, and remain competitive in an evolving healthcare landscape. Leaders including Epic and Oracle are integrating […] The article EHR Vendors Embrace AI to Transform Healthcare Workflows appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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How 3 Urgent Cares Tackled Key Metrics For Accelerated Growth

Considering the growth of your clinic? It’s difficult to advance any business today without using technology — but what will truly enhance your daily operations? How successful are other urgent care centers with these solutions? This article offers a glimpse into real-world technology experiences from urgent care centers like yours. Discover how various solutions can boost your growth potential and see firsthand how effective they are.

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HIMSS25 panel provides tips on combating cybersecurity threats

Mobi Health News

At HIMSS25, Jon Moore of Clearwater Security and Compliance and Michael Gross at the Cleveland Clinic discussed how to stay ahead of emerging cybersecurity threats.

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New Zealand to launch new 24/7 telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

New Zealand Health Minister Simeon Brown has announced a new 24/7 telehealth service to expand access to primary care amid the overcrowding of emergency departments. The government will invest in the new service, which is expected to "provide all New Zealanders with better access to video consultations with New Zealand-registered clinicians, such as GPs and nurse practitioners.

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Dominic P. Renda Jr. Named Chief Commercial Officer of Wellysis to Lead Global Expansion

Digital Health Global

Visionary Executive to Drive Growth in Digital Health and Remote Patient Monitoring SEOUL, South Korea–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Wellysis, a pioneering digital healthcare company spun off from Samsung SDS, announces the appointment of Dominic P. Renda Jr. as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). In this newly created role, Renda will directly report to CEO and co-founder, Young Juhn and lead global commercial strategy, market expansion, customer success and revenue growth, advancing Wellysis mission