Patient Engagement

Jakob Skaarup Nielsen of Healthcare Denmark says countries wishing to adopt AI tools must prioritize security, transparency and stakeholder cooperation to encourage patients to accept these new technologies.

The American Hospital Association, EHR Association, Premier, WEDI and ATA have weighed in on HHS' request for comment about digital health tools for Medicare beneficiaries, and on the current state of interoperability and health IT infrastructure. 

The center is partnering with Lambda Legal to challenge anti-LGBTQ executive orders, defend access to care for its transgender patients and protect their data. Gabriel Garcia-Lopez describes the center's mission.  

Mercy's Tracy Breece expects that in five years artificial intelligence will seamlessly integrate into nurses' workflows, empowering them to fully engage with patients and provide holistic care.

Team members of New York Liberty, Las Vegas Aces and Dallas Wings will have access to licensed therapists, educational tools and resources.

The 51-hospital health system improved patient throughput in the ED for behavioral health patients, reduced door-to-needle times for stroke patients and enabled rural hospitals to retain more patients through increased specialist access.

Nurses and physicians report significant workflow improvements over the past year, according to a new KLAS report, but say slow response times, unproductive charting and excessive messaging still need to be addressed.

Rahul Mahadevan founded The WiTT Group to create a platform where patients can ask for help with specific needs after he saw other patients delaying or refusing treatment because of non-clinical obstacles.

The health systems' MyCare Anywhere app fuses the Epic EHR, MyChart, telemedicine, expert health content, self-guided health journeys and more. MetroHealth has done 27,000 virtual visits with thousands of referrals in the first year.

Informatics leaders also have to be closely invested in their organization's goals, says Dr. Robert W. Warren, who offers advice drawn from a long career on bridging clinical and technological roles, making tough decisions and being a team leader.