Samwise Healthcare IT Newsletter
Thursday, May 28, 2026
Epic's Market Share Rises to 43.7% as Revenue Hits $6.7 Billion in 2025
Epic Systems expanded its hospital EHR market share to 43.7% in 2025, up from 42.3% the year before, though gains were slower than in prior years, according to a May 27 Becker's Hospital Review report. The Verona, Wis.-based company now holds records for 325 million patients and is running approximately 200 active AI projects across its platform. Revenue grew to $6.7 billion in 2025. Founder and CEO Judy Faulkner, 82, owns 43% of the privately held company. Epic's growing dominance continues to reshape purchasing decisions across the U.S. hospital market.
Sources: Becker's Hospital Review
Mount Sinai Projects $50M Bottom-Line Impact From AI Portfolio in 2026
New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System expects a $50 million bottom-line impact from its AI portfolio this year, reporting more than a 3-to-1 return on investment as it scales technology across clinical and operational workflows. Chief Digital Transformation Officer Robbie Freeman, DNP, RN, told Becker's the health system combines digital and AI governance into a single unified structure. Applications include a pressure injury prevention tool, an AI-powered symptom checker directing patients to appropriate care levels, and ambient documentation technology. Freeman said the organization uses predefined success metrics before any pilot begins to avoid deploying tools that fail to deliver measurable value.
Sources: Becker's Hospital Review
Penn Medicine Partners With K Health to Deploy AI Clinical Agents Across Urgent and Specialty Care
K Health is partnering with Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania Health System to roll out AI tools across its EHR platforms, beginning with Penn Medicine OnDemand, the health system's virtual urgent care program, before expanding to in-person primary care and specialties including cardiology and dermatology. The multiyear collaboration, announced May 27, uses K Health's AI-driven intake platform, which asks patients questions about symptoms before visits and generates a draft clinical chart sent directly into the provider's EHR. The organizations also plan to conduct peer-reviewed research on the use of clinical AI in routine care settings.
Sources: Becker's Hospital Review
Advocate Health Launches AI Partnership to Match Cancer Patients to Clinical Trials
Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health has partnered with AI platform Lind to improve patient identification and matching for cancer clinical trials. The collaboration, announced May 27, embeds Lind's platform directly into the health system's EHR to screen patients for cancer clinical trial eligibility. In a validation study, the AI achieved a 94% agreement rate with clinical reviewers while reducing eligibility assessments that previously took up to an hour to just minutes. Advocate Health said the tool is intended to address barriers that prevent eligible patients from learning about and enrolling in trials suited to their condition.
Sources: Becker's Hospital Review
Hartford HealthCare Patient Data Exposed in Connecticut Medicaid Portal Breach Affecting 22,500
Hartford HealthCare patients are among approximately 22,500 individuals whose information was accessed after an unauthorized third party used compromised employee credentials to enter payment accounts on Connecticut's HUSKY Medicaid provider portal. The breach, reported May 27 by Becker's Hospital Review, was discovered March 25 by the Connecticut Department of Social Services and Gainwell Technologies, which administers the portal. Investigators determined activity began March 4 and appears financially motivated. Accessed information included names, Medicaid claims identifiers, dates of service, billing details, and insurance data. Social Security numbers and financial account information were not stored in the affected system.
Sources: Becker's Hospital Review
FBI Warns ‘Silent Ransom Group’ Is Impersonating IT Staff to Target Healthcare Organizations
The FBI has warned that the Silent Ransom Group — also known as Chatty Spider, Luna Moth, or UNC3753 — is posing as IT department employees to gain access to healthcare and other organizations' systems. Active since at least 2022, the group historically sent phishing emails but has since this spring begun calling or emailing employees while impersonating their IT departments, urging victims to grant remote desktop access. If unsuccessful, the group has dispatched threat actors physically to victims' locations. The FBI recommends establishing clear authentication protocols for IT communications and adopting remote access safeguards.
Sources: Becker's Hospital Review
Penn Study: AI Tools May Add Hidden Costs and Workflow Burdens for Nurses
Artificial intelligence tools deployed in nursing settings can introduce hidden costs and unintended consequences even when they appear efficient on paper, according to researchers at the University of Pennsylvania. Published in the May–June edition of Nursing Outlook, the study warns of “algorithmic drift” — performance degradation as patient populations or workflows evolve over time. The Penn Nursing authors recommend teaching AI literacy in nursing schools, codeveloping AI tools with nurses, and establishing ethical oversight and transparency requirements. They call for rigorous testing and realistic cost–benefit analysis before deployment, noting AI systems require ongoing training, maintenance, workflow redesign, and cybersecurity protections.
Sources: Becker's Hospital Review
Cleveland Clinic Leads Nation in Organ Donor Registrations Via MyChart After Epic Feature Launch
Cleveland Clinic has become the national leader in organ donor registration via Epic's MyChart after the EHR vendor launched the feature, according to a May 27 Becker's Hospital Review report. The Cleveland, Ohio-based health system has facilitated more than 12,800 donor registrations through MyChart, the most of any health system. Nationally, more than 250,000 new registrations have been completed through the platform, with MyChart now accounting for more than half of all new National Donate Life Registry additions. April 2026 was the most active month on record, with approximately 42,000 sign-ups across all participating health systems.
Sources: Becker's Hospital Review
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