Clinical

Nurse and physician informatics teams should collaborate more on data-driven workflow optimization, says Lisa Stephenson, CNIO at Houston Methodist.

New research found that experienced practice leaders most often cited visit-triage rules and telemedicine-specific staffing and scheduling protocols as two key areas most needed for telehealth implementation and maturation.

Dr. Lara Jehi, chief research information officer, and Craig Martin, IT product director for population health, at the Cleveland Clinic discuss using the patient portal to communicate about research opportunities.

Also, MedSync launches a new video sharing feature.

That's for coronary artery bypass grafting patients at Atrium Health's Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute, compared with a national average of 2.5%. Remote patient monitoring also has reduced 30-day readmissions by 40%.

Digital tools are improving the clinician experience in Seoul, say Dr. Wonchul Cha, CMIO and director of the Digital Innovation Center at Samsung Medical Center, and Dr. Meong Hi Son, vice director of its Digital Transformation Center.

Native Americans face health disparities and interoperability challenges that make modernizing EHRs in tribal communities a critical need, according to Mitchell Thornbrugh, CIO of the Indian Health Service.

Wolters Kluwer Health is donating the latest clinical evidence to providers in order to help increase health equity for resource-limited populations, says Stacey Caywood, CEO.

Discussing takeaways from the recent HIMSS23 Nursing Informatics Forum, Tony Black, director of federal healthcare for Kyndryl, talks about the demands nurses face and how technology can improve the way they deliver care.

While the World Health Organization says it's "enthusiastic about the appropriate use" of large language models such as ChatGPT, it has deep concerns about artificial intelligence being used in "safe, effective, and ethical ways."