Quality and Safety

The system's Epic electronic health record has been in "read-only" status at several of the system's sites, with MyChart patient portals also inaccessible.

Digital transformation is imperative in healthcare, and digital tools can improve the relationship between providers and patients, as highlighted during COVID-19, says Majed Nasser, general manager at GE Digital, META.

A recently published JAMIA paper argues that design, implementation and policy considerations must be taken into account when developing virtual care technology.

The COVID-19 crisis has spurred all kinds of technical innovation, not just virtual visits. For United Methodist Communities in Neptune, New Jersey, the pandemic gave them the opportunity, and the necessity, to launch a remote monitoring program, starting with fall detection, that has led to an 80% reduction in falls. On today's episode host Jonah Comstock welcomes Larry Carlson, CEO of UMC, to look back at that experience and look ahead to the future of remote patient monitoring at UMC. This podcast is brought to you by Kajeet.     More about this podcast: United Methodist Communities has early successes with telehealth and RPM A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors Hospitals get additional $20 billion infusion of CARES Act funds How fall detection is moving beyond the pendant  

Leaders from Verizon, VA, Microsoft and Medivis discuss how Project Convergence is enhancing care to veterans by using 5G technology to bring augmented reality and AI to the surgical theater.

 The ousting comes on the heels of a joint warning from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, HHS and the FBI about "increased and imminent" cyber threats to hospitals.

The digital management platform has a new rostering function designed to meet the specific demands of aged and community care institutions.

Although Q3 2020 was the largest quarter for digital health funding in history, there's still a lot of work to do to address the most pressing healthcare needs, says Katya Hancock, StartUp Health's Investor Network director.

The data comes amidst new reports that cybercriminals are using industry-standard encryption methods to enact attacks that bypass detection.