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Jeff Thomas, senior vice president and chief technology officer, tells how the move saved millions of dollars – and ended with spinning off its migration efforts into a new company, OptaFi.
Advocacy is central to HIMSS' work, and forums on healthcare topics and letter-writing campaigns to policymakers help educate and involve the public, says Larry Voyten, chair of the HIMSS Chapter Advocacy Task Force.
The state's MOTHeRS Project has helped virtually connect high-risk pregnant women in rural areas to OB-GYN, mental health and diabetes care. Dr. Sy Saeed of the North Carolina Statewide Telepsychiatry Program explains how.
Policymakers grapple with data scarcity and poverty, risking inequity and overhyping data-driven solutions, says Jessica Morley, postdoctoral research associate at Yale University's Digital Ethics Center.
HIMSS CEO Hal Wolf offers a sneak peek of the conference, scheduled to take place 10-12 June in Paris. He discusses the current technology and policy landscape on the continent for AI and other healthcare IT applications.
When health systems upgrade their IT infrastructure, they should also train staff to use AI and other new technologies, says Dr. Guido Giunti, chief data officer at Dublin, Ireland's St James's Hospital.
Ever since financial institutions have significantly increased their security preparedness, bad actors have turned to healthcare organizations, seeing them as more vulnerable – and lucrative – targets, says Dr. Eric Liederman, CEO of CyberSolutionsMD.
A predictive analytics tool at Piedmont Healthcare helps identify and engage with patients at risk for medication non-adherence. Melissa Robinson, the health system's population health pharmacy program manager, explains.
Health systems, historically wary of making patient data available to payers, have gradually overcome that hesitation due to the positive impact data sharing has had on patient care and outcomes, says PointClickCare's Brian Drozdowicz.
It improves efficiency too, says Scott Wilson, AVP of HHS enterprise care solutions. Amid labor shortages, health systems can optimize staffing and manage costs through nursing telehealth and hospital at home programs.