The American Board of Preventive Medicine is notifying candidates that they have successfully passed the Clinical Informatics board certification exam. The certifications are retroactive to January 1, 2026. Congratulations to all the new…
Healthcare IT leaders are finding innovative ways to address one of medicine’s challenges: the exponential growth of clinical knowledge that physicians must navigate daily. In our recent interview, we hear from Julia Vu, Pharm.D.,…
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HEALTHTECH: From a clinical informatics perspective, where should AI investments be focused?
BEENE: At Trinity Health, we are looking at this through the lens of a very large healthcare system, with several leaders across the system….
If you’ve ever watched a clinician dig through an EHR for a single piece of information, you know the look. The pause. The sigh. The slow click-through of screens that feel like they were…
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It’s that time of year when clinical informatics types come together to let their freak flags fly, otherwise known as the AMIA Annual Symposium.
This is one of my favorite conferences, largely because…
Introduction
Healthcare organizations are pouring billions into artificial intelligence, digital assistants, and advanced documentation tools. However, the critical factor determining success isn’t the sophistication of the technology itself—it’s whether frontline clinicians embrace these innovations. Research…
Researchers from Indiana University have created an algorithm that helps clinicians search through patient data from health information exchanges and other sources. The tool identifies the most relevant data for a given visit such…
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I’ve spent a lot of my career working on the “softer” side of clinical informatics, such as change management, governance, adoption, and optimization. Although I’ve implemented a couple of technologies in my career…
The Evolution of Electronic Health Records in Modern Healthcare
Electronic Health Records (EHRs) have undergone remarkable transformation over the last few years, evolving from basic digital filing systems to sophisticated platforms that integrate artificial intelligence,…
It’s been just about two and a half years since OpenAI released an early version of ChatGPT, sparking panic for some who believed that AI tools would take control and drive humans to extinction….
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