DoD, Philips partner for AI-enabled infection control
A new technology based on artificial intelligence is being used to identify infections up to two days before symptoms appear, intended for U.S. service members but expected to be used widely by...
View ArticleAustralia's St. Stephen's Hospital earns HIMSS Davies Award for device...
Hervey Bay, Queensland-based St. Stephen's Hospital is the most recent winner of a HIMSS Davies Award of Excellence.WHY IT MATTERS The hospital, which is part of UnitingCare Queensland, has been...
View ArticleGoogle, care.ai working together to develop autonomous monitoring platform
As it works to develop what it's calling a "Self Aware Room" for hospitals, artificial intelligence company care.ai is collaborating with Google, using its Coral Edge tensor processing unit to drive...
View ArticleCMS names 25 innovators advancing in AI Health Outcomes Challenge
The Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services this week announced the 25 participants selected to move on to the next round of its Artificial Intelligence Health Outcomes Challenge.WHY IT MATTERS...
View ArticleAsiaPac19 Awards: A celebration of healthcare transformation, value creation
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View ArticleConsumers prize convenience, self-service when seeking care online, survey shows
With most patients now doing their own web research to determine where they'll receive care and treatment, the onus is on providers to make their online experience as smooth and well-developed as...
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With brand realignment, HIMSS positions for new era of disruptive innovation
You might have noticed that the HIMSS website looks a bit different today. It's the latest innovation from a global organization that has been innovating for more than half a century.We checked in with...
View ArticleUsing research on ISS to prepare for missions to Mars
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View ArticleNew HIMSS maturity model helps align supply chain strategies
New HIMSS maturity model helps align supply chain strategiesThe Clinically Integrated Supply Outcomes Model, or CISOM, enables better automation of data capture, helping health systems understand which...
View ArticleWide variance in safety indicator drug monitoring by GP practices in England...
Drug and medical device knowledge company First Databank (FDB) is urging GP practices to standardise their approaches to routine testing and monitoring of drugs, after its data revealed variance in...
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Providers, payers and pharma must work together to thwart cyber criminals
When it comes to building cybersecurity defenses against bad actors in healthcare, generally speaking each provider organization, payer or pharmaceutical company relies on its own self-developed...
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Tennessee hospital enhances patient experience with collaboration platform
Efficient scheduling of follow-up appointments plays a major role in gaining compliance from patients, and major scheduling delays understandably have a direct impact on patient satisfaction. Follow-up...
View ArticleHow space flight affects the muscular skeletal system
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Technology optimization: refining clinical decision support
Physicians on the front lines of healthcare delivery welcome the assistance of clinical decision support technology – as long as it works well, gives proper suggestions and does not get in their...
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Clinical notes technology helps bring order to ER, clinic
There is an old joke about doctors having the worst handwriting in the world. And there is an old adage that there is a kernel of truth in all humor.THE PROBLEMAt Falls Community Hospital and Clinic in...
View ArticleBodySite is moving the needle on more holistic care
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View ArticleHHS, American Society of Nephrology launch Phase 2 of KidneyX project
The Kidney Innovation Accelerator, or KidneyX, a public-private partnership between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the American Society of Nephrology, is heading toward the second...
View ArticleCISOM bringing supply chain, clinical teams together for better outcomes
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Ransomware attack on cloud vendor freezes nursing home EHR data
A ransomware attack carried out by Russian hackers has potentially put the safety of nursing home patients at risk, after Milwaukee-based cloud hosting firm Virtual Care Provider Inc. was hit with Ryuk...
View ArticleLessons healthcare can learn from space
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