Interoperability
Beset by challenges on many fronts, small and rural health organizations are harnessing new technologies to improve care delivery and keep their doors open.
OCHIN, Reid Health, Trinity Health and UMass Memorial Health join the electronic health record vendor in a new federal lawsuit alleging improper access and monetization of 300,000 patient medical records.
ASTP/ONC's draft rulemaking, known as HTI-5, aims to reduce compliance complexities. But some industry experts say seemingly welcome changes do not align with data exchange and security realities.
Health systems are entering an era of intelligent data management where real-time validation, data quality scoring and robust governance are paramount, says Kevin Ritter of Altera Digital Health.
Sutter Health's CCIO, Dr. Richard Milani and Epic's patient UX R&D lead, Trevor Berceau, explain how Bluetooth-enabled medical devices that send data directly to cardiology patient portals are helping to reduce chronic care complexities.
The region's healthcare leaders outline the key digital health and AI trends they expect will shape clinical care, data use, and innovation in the new year.
The editors of the HIMSS Media brands offer sneak peek of the year ahead: including precision medicine advances, cybersecurity challenges, policy shifts and, of course, continued evolution of AI-enabled care delivery.
Severance Hospital researchers have developed an AI platform that converts paramedic voice reports into clinical records, predicts patient deterioration, and recommends suitable transfer hospitals.
The government will also fund hospital-based verification programs so AI tools can be tested and validated at scale before clinical rollout.