My grim (and not-so-bold) prediction for the year ahead: Cost challenges will dominate leadership meetings throughout the year. My recommendation: Don’t let cost reduction be the only response. Instead, consider how building social capital can help organizations improve…
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Aayush Sisodia, MSHI, BDS, Business Analytics Advisor, Pharmacy Analytics
Health systems are drowning in metrics. We can tell you how many portal messages were answered within 24 hours, how many patients closed a care…
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Why Is Getting MFA Right a Challenge in Healthcare?
If we break down a hospital into four functional areas — clinical, operational, administrative and technological — those last three areas are typical to the lifecycle…
Massive Service Disruption Hits Verizon Network
A significant telecommunications crisis unfolded on Wednesday when nearly 200,000 Verizon customers found themselves completely disconnected from mobile phone and internet services. As America’s largest wireless service provider, Verizon…
The following is a guest article by Effi Goldstein, Director of Business Development at Valens Semiconductor and President of the HDBaseT Alliance
Surgical robotics has evolved from experimental technology into a cornerstone of modern operating…
What You Should Know
– Firstsource Solutions has announced the acquisition of TeleMedik, a Puerto Rico-based pioneer in technological healthcare solutions. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
– The strategic move significantly strengthens Firstsource’s…
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What You Should Know:
– VieCure has raised $43M led by Mitch Rales (co-founder of Danaher) and Northpond Ventures. The funding will scale VieCure’s Halo Intelligence™ platform, an AI-powered clinical decision support system that has…
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Jacinta McAtamney, senior project manager, BSO NIPACS+, Dr. Anton Collins, consultant radiologist and SRO, NIPACS+ Programme, Joanne Allison, programme manager, BSO NIPACS+, Mike Nesbitt, minister of health, Melissa Cochrane, head of programme delivery, BSO,…
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Why Resilience Demands a Clear View of Operations
One significant challenge healthcare organizations face in establishing resilience is having data and lines of business that operate in silos, which can limit visibility into these operations….
Professor Nora Colton, founding director of the UCL Global Business School for Health (Credit: John Moloney)
The rollout of AI within the NHS is likely to create gendered divisions within the workforce, warns Professor…
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