Health disparities aren’t just a result of the inequities in the healthcare system, but also other socioeconomic areas including housing, nutrition and education. To tackle these challenges, the healthcare industry is going to need…
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By Shania Kennedy April 20, 2023 – HCA Healthcare and Augmedix have announced a partnership aimed at accelerating the development of artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled ambient documentation solutions for acute care providers.
According to the press release,…
By Mark Melchionna April 20, 2023 – Published this month, a new KLAS report indicated that many virtual care vendors report success in terms of purchase decisions and replacements among customer organizations, with the highest…
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CHICAGO – “Without health there is nothing,” said Hans Kluge, regional director for Europe at the World Health Organization, during the morning keynote Thursday at HIMSS23.For that fundamental reason, for more than 7.8 billion…
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By Hannah Nelson April 20, 2023 – While Veterans Affairs (VA) executives support elements of reform bills that would hold its EHR modernization (EHRM) project to a higher standard, the agency is requesting modifications before…
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Every patient has questions about their health or treatment, but care teams don’t have the capacity to be available around the clock — it’s a well-known fact that the healthcare workforce is stretched across…
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By Jill McKeon April 20, 2023 – Massachusetts-based Point32Health, the parent of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan, posted a notice on its website regarding a “cybersecurity ransomware incident” that it discovered on…
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As hospitals and health systems work to improve quality and reduce cost, their analytics and business intelligence capabilities are getting more advanced as artificial intelligence helps turbocharge their population health and value-based care efforts.One…
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Health systems are facing a difficult financial future as labor costs soar and the population ages, increasing demand just as hospitals have less resources to serve them, said panelists at the 2023 HIMSS Global…
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A research project combining data from HIMSS on the digital maturity of hospitals and patient safety ratings data from the Leapfrog Group has shown an empirical link between digital maturity and performance against patient…
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