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By agreeing to be acquired by Patient Square Capital, the healthcare improvement company hopes the new ownership structure will offer it the flexibility it needs to accelerate its IT investments and expand its services for health systems.

The Recognized Coordinating Entity said the growing national interoperability network now represents thousands of organizations and will continue to expand over the next year.

The American Hospital Association, EHR Association, Premier, WEDI and ATA have weighed in on HHS' request for comment about digital health tools for Medicare beneficiaries, and on the current state of interoperability and health IT infrastructure. 

Less than a week after a cyberattack caused the Ohio-based health system to shut down some of its care offerings, cancer patients again have access to radiotherapy treatments.

The framework explores ways to spur innovation and adoption, enable more trustworthy model development, promote access and foster AI-empowered healthcare workforces.

With automation, turnaround times are now 40-45 days – way down from 90-120, previously. And before the tools were in place, the team was credentialing eight applicants per month – now that number is 35.

AI has permeated various aspects of daily life in recent years, but its impact on healthcare has been hailed as revolutionary.

Also, Mater has added more specialties to its eConsultant service.

Also: OM1 now offers a platform that translates population patterns for clinical decision-making at the provider level.

The accomplishment puts the health system in a better position to attract and retain the talent that is so critical to its ability to serve its patients, says its VP of operations.