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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.
For Davies Awardee Dr. Robert Jarve and his team from Corewell Health, studying data from a clinic serving high-risk Medicaid patients helped them understand what's driving most of the clinic's ED utilization.
Involving each department across an organization can help healthcare leaders build stronger cyberdefense strategies, says Michael Gross, Cleveland Clinic's manager of cybersecurity intelligence.
The program provides education and support to new CIOs seeking to drive change in their organizations, says Lateefah Agunbiade of Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center and a recent CIO Connect graduate.
The University of Toledo is building and piloting AI models to assist in clinical decision support and to accurately answer patients' and clinicians' questions. Dr. R. Ryan Sadeghian, CMIO and a pediatrician, explains.
Cybersecurity In Focus
Healthcare organizations can stave off ransomware attacks with highly gated permissions that lock out common intrusions, say Intermountain cybersecurity leaders, who have found success with the approach.
The HIMSS Global Health Conference Education Committee consults attendee feedback and tracks emerging trends to plan its yearly global conference sessions. Committee Chair Michele Krajewski offers a peek inside.
Banner Health's "Text the CEO" program enables patients and visitors to contact executives directly with praise, complaints or other comments regarding their experiences. Amy Adashek-Pinn, senior digital product manager, explains.
The nation has maintained longitudinal electronic health records for patients since the 1990s, says Ran Balicer, chief innovation officer at Clalit Health Services – which has since enabled clinicians to leverage AI for predictive, proactive care.