How HIMSS Analytics INFRAM helps hospitals optimize their networks to meet...
"In the last 30 years, technology has flooded into the patient's room," said Robert Zemke, director of healthcare solutions at Extreme Networks, during a recent HIMSS20 Digital presentation.From...
View ArticleGetting to accurate electronic clinical quality measures can be a challenge
Electronic clinical quality measures were created years ago as part of the federal EHR Incentive Programs, or meaningful use. At the time, eCQMs held the promise of automatically extracting the...
View ArticleCybercriminals are 'already taking advantage' of the COVID-19 crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated an increase in information collection and sharing among providers, patients, hospitals, vendors and other organizations. In turn, that has heralded an uptick in...
View ArticleMoving away from one-way information flow from doctor to patient
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View ArticleMount Sinai using Google Nest to monitor patients, reducing in-person contact
New York City's Mount Sinai Health System has installed more than 100 Google Nest cameras in hospitals to observe and communicate with COVID-19 patients.WHY IT MATTERSHealth officials have reported...
View ArticleGenetics' part in the standard of care
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View ArticleUsing machine learning, Immunai plans to map immune system
New York-based startup Immunai launched out of stealth Thursday, announcing its plan to map the immune system and improve the diagnosis and treatment of disease. According to the company's founders,...
View ArticleHow mobile apps can help hospitals increase patient satisfaction
South Shore Health System prides itself on its maternity platform, said vice president of operational excellence Luke D. Poppish during a recent HIMSS20 Digital presentation.So when faced with middling...
View ArticleMount Sinai launches COVID-19 recovery center, new institute for health...
The New York-based Mount Sinai Health System has launched the Institute for Health Equity Research, which will be dedicated to studying healthcare disparities and testing solutions for improvement...
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Arizona develops surge line for load-balancing COVID-19 cases
As Arizona began preparing for an anticipated surge of COVID-19 patients, the state realized that coordination between hospitals to balance patient loads and provide access to high-demand resources...
View ArticleTo 'do no harm,' invest in cybersecurity
When it comes to cybersecurity issues, many in the healthcare industry likely recognize the importance of protecting patient medical data. However, as Fairview Health Offices Chief Information Security...
View ArticleUPMC-backed telehealth startup Abridge helps patients capture details of...
UPMC has been working with Pittsburgh-based Abridge, a telehealth-focused startup that uses natural language processing to create after-visit summaries – enabling patients to revisit their physicians'...
View ArticleA modernized 'butler bell': How a virtual bedside assistant can better help...
A few years ago, says Orbita's EVP of Patient Care Solutions Nick White, the father of one of his colleagues fell in the hospital after routine surgery.He'd needed to use the bathroom, White explained...
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Yale New Haven Health rapidly deploys remote monitoring for ventilator patients
Earlier this year in New Haven, Connecticut, the location of Yale New Haven Health’s main hospital, the health system was challenged by how many COVID-19 patients would need to be admitted and...
View ArticleEHRs can help providers more safely taper patient opioid use
Electronic health records can play a vital role in safe opioid tapering for patients who have relied on the medication to address chronic pain, says a new HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association...
View ArticleCastlight Health intros new to tool to help plan safe workplace reopenings
Castlight Health has launched a new technology designed to help employers develop safer workforce reentry strategies as the coronavirus pandemic continues. WHY IT MATTERS Working Well is designed as an...
View ArticleProviding remote care is now essential
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Patient engagement tech improves physician org’s no-show rate by 35%
In just a matter of months as the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the country, healthcare-provider organizations have been faced with unprecedented challenges in patient care that have resulted in...
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Tech optimization: Making quality and safety integral to clinical processes
The technologies available to ensure high-quality care and patient safety are varied, but all depend on data, especially from electronic health record systems, to ensure care providers are making the...
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