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ASTP and CMS want to increase Medicare beneficiaries' access to care and are requesting stakeholder input on digital tools and standards-based data exchange. And a report from HHS shows how HL7 Da Vinci Projects can help speed prior auth with FHIR APIs.

Theresa McDonnell, DNP, RN, is leading the way with innovative, tech-focused workplace safety and anti-burnout efforts. "Compassion is what connects technology to purpose and people to progress," she says.

Dr. John D'Angelo, who currently serves as executive vice president of the health system's central region, will succeed Dowling.

More than half of nurses say they experience burnout most days, a new survey shows, with 61% planning to change jobs or departments, seek a hybrid position, work as travelers or make other career changes.

When healthcare practices support reliable digital engagement tools, patients can better access and comply with care.

Despite years of investment, many hospitals remain digitally fragmented. A command centre approach offers a practical way forward, integrating data and decision-making in real time to enhance operational and surgical performance – and patient care.

Also, Western Australia has expanded access to its virtual emergency department.

AI is steadily reshaping healthcare with promising advances, but significant challenges to broader adoption still must be overcome.

The Oregon health system's coder workload has been reduced by nearly 28%, while coding-related denials for autonomously coded radiology cases are now 70% lower than those managed manually. The automated denial rate is also substantially lower.

Introduced in 2023, the bill would create a Medicare reimbursement pathway for digital prescription therapeutics.