{
  "id": 17120757,
  "title": "eClinicalWorks Projects 30% Efficiency Gains With AI, Canvas Upgrades",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/eclinicalworks-projects-30-efficiency-gains-with-ai-canvas-upgrades",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-29T19:33:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Newsweek",
    "slug": "newsweek",
    "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/pro-health-care-access-health-newsletter/eclinicalworks-projects-30-efficiency-gains-with-ai-canvas-upgrades-access-health-12638098"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "eClinicalWorks, an electronic health record (EHR) vendor, has announced ambitious plans to enhance its technology and integrate artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, aiming to serve both small independent practices and larger healthcare institutions. During the company's National Conference in Nashville, CEO and cofounder Girish Navani outlined several key initiatives.\n\nFirstly, Navani introduced Canvas for Care, a redesigned EHR workspace that consolidates patient information, AI-generated summaries, and recommended actions into one interface. This new design aims to increase efficiency by up to 30% within a quarter of implementation. Although the company views this figure as a projection, it underscores the potential impact of this user-friendly design.\n\nSecondly, eClinicalWorks is empowering customers to build their own AI agents through the AI Workbench. This platform enables organizations to create automated workflows for tasks such as referrals and revenue cycle management. During a hands-on demonstration, attendees were particularly interested in how these AI agents would integrate with existing systems and whether they could operate reliably. The AI Workbench also includes an evaluation suite to test agents before deployment, ensuring they meet specified criteria and alerting staff to any technical failures that require human intervention.\n\nLastly, eClinicalWorks is expanding its offerings beyond the traditional ambulatory care market. The company introduced a new inpatient EHR tailored for community and critical access hospitals, targeting four early adopters. Additionally, a new pharmacy platform connects prescribing, inventory management, and pharmacy operations with patient records. These developments reflect eClinicalWorks' strategy to cater to smaller healthcare providers, which have often struggled to afford and adopt advanced technology. Navani emphasizes that these AI capabilities will be included in the standard EHR upgrade at no additional cost, a move designed to make sophisticated AI accessible to a broader range of healthcare providers.",
  "summary": "Key takeaways from eClinicalWorks' national conference, including new AI tools, an agent workbench and a push into inpatient care.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}