News 12/12/25
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton files an antitrust and consumer protection petition alleging that Epic maintains monopoly power. It says that Epic controls more than 90% of US patient records, locks…
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EPtalk by Dr. Jayne 12/11/25
The Association of American Medical Colleges has released new data showing that medical school enrollment has hit an all-time high. Total enrollment for 2025 is 100,723 students. It’s also the largest first-year class in…
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Healthcare AI News 12/10/25
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Microsoft Research releases GigaTIME, an open-source, multi-modal AI system that researchers used to convert pathology slides into virtual images, then analyze them against patient data from Providence. The resulting virtual population allows researchers to…
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News 12/10/25
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Global investment firm EQT seeks $1 billion for its 40% stake in CitiusTech.
EQT sold its majority stake in AGS Health to Blackstone for a similar amount in August.
CitiusTech, a global healthcare…
Curbside Consult with Dr. Jayne 12/8/25
Sometimes it’s hard to keep up with everything that is going on in healthcare IT. Regardless of how many unread newsletters and blog notifications are in my inbox, I know I can count on…
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Readers Write: The Missing Clinical Voice in Healthcare IT
The Missing Clinical Voice in Healthcare ITBy Susan Grant, DNP, RN
Susan Grant, DNP, RN, is chief clinical officer at Symplr.
For years, the weight of healthcare technology decisions has fallen solely on…
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Monday Morning Update 12/8/25
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HHS plans to expand its use of AI, primarily to improve administrative efficiency, and also to deliver real-time patient guidance by analyzing medical records.
HIStalk Announcements and Requests
Three-fourths of poll…
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News 12/5/25
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The Spokesman-Review and The Washington Post say that the VA remains on track to expand its Oracle Health EHR rollout to 13 more medical centers in 2026 despite the problems that…
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EPtalk by Dr. Jayne 12/4/25
This week’s encounter with Big Health System brought additional frustrations, along with a profound desire to sell them consulting services.
My appointment was scheduled with a nurse practitioner. It was supposed to be…
Healthcare AI News 12/3/25
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Surveyed provider executives expect the chief AI innovation officer to become the most important new C-suite role, and most say that the chief AI officer and the CIO / CTO positions are rising fastest…
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