Infusion pump-linked workstations contain critical security flaw
Security vulnerabilities have been found in a series of builds of Becton, Dickinson and Company Alaris Gateway Workstations, which are used to provide mounting, power and communication support to...
View ArticleAI in healthcare: separating myth from reality
BOSTON – The excitement around artificial intelligence is genuine. The promise and potential of what it can do for healthcare is very real. But there's still a lot of unrealistic expectation of what AI...
View ArticleAnalytics could prevent unnecessary helicopter rides for hospitals
Researchers at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University are developing a data analytics platform to help determine whether or not patients need the use of a medical...
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Patient scheduling IT cuts booking time in half, doubles bookers’ output
Health systems are digitizing many of their processes to improve operations and become more consumer-friendly, but health leaders sometimes miss a key piece of the puzzle: the call center.THE...
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Vizient, Civica Rx collaborate on provider needs analytics data to reduce Rx...
Healthcare performance improvement and analytics company Vizient is collaborating with Civica Rx, a company that works to ensure essential generic medications are available and affordable to everyone,...
View ArticleKK Women’s and Children’s Hospital pilot IoT-enabled facilities management...
KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH), the largest hospital specialising in healthcare for women and children in Singapore, has partnered with French multinational electric utility company ENGIE and...
View ArticleGeisinger names Dr. Jaewon Ryu its new president and CEO
Dr. Jaewon Ryu, who has served as interim president and CEO of Danville, Pennsylvania-based Geisinger for the past six months, has been approved by the health system's board of directors to take on the...
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A Balancing Act: Enforcing Cybersecurity While Improving Patient Engagement
Author: LexisNexisSponsor: LexisNexisPrimary topic: Privacy & SecurityTopic: Patient EngagementPrivacy & SecurityQuality and SafetyResource Central: Upcoming WebinarsExternal url:...
View ArticleRussia's Skolkovo is churning out healthcare innovators
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View ArticleVoice assistants for health could use improvement, study finds
A study on voice assistant comprehension reveals platforms like Google Assistant, Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa need to improve the accuracy of their technology for healthcare applications.WHY IT...
View ArticleTrump administration updates AI strategy, with emphasis on transparency, data...
In its update to its National Artificial Intelligence Research And Development Strategic Plan, the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy has set new objectives for federal AI...
View ArticleEHRA to CMS on IPPS rules: Focus 'high-value' measures, keep 90-day reporting
The HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services this week about its proposed Inpatient Prospective Payment System rules for acute and...
View ArticleHow medication management tech helps one hospital better identify interventions
At CGH Medical Center in Sterling, Illinois, preventable readmissions represent a huge financial and clinical uncertainty.THE PROBLEMThe hospital knew that not taking medications as prescribed...
View ArticleHow blockchain and AI together can improve healthcare
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View ArticleRyman Healthcare develops own electronic care system for its aged care residents
Aged-care provider Ryman Healthcare in New Zealand has built its own electronic care planning system that runs on 3,500 tablets deployed in residents’ rooms across its residential aged-care...
View ArticleFDA issues new alert on Medtronic insulin pump security
The list of connected devices susceptible to attacks has now expanded once again, as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an alert on June 27 warning that some insulin pumps from Medtronic are...
View ArticleAI, virtual reality set to boost growth of integrated operating rooms
The rise of artificial intelligence and virtual reality technologies is set to drive an increase in the number of integrated operating rooms, according to a report from research firm Frost &...
View ArticleE-health in Korea: Moving care beyond the hospital
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View ArticleGeorgia hospitals gain access to CarePort tools to improve transitions of care
Georgia Hospital Health Services, a subsidiary of the Georgia Hospital Association, is working with Allscripts subsidiary CarePort Health to improve transitions of care.WHY IT MATTERS As they work to...
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At one specialty provider, new IT recruits shadow staff to acclimate to...
Healthcare is a unique industry, and Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Philadelphia occupies a unique corner of it. When new IT staff members arrive there, they’re usually seasoned technology...
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