Dr. Doug W. Morton is a neuroradiologist at Carle Health and Carle Foundation Hospital, a Level 1 trauma center and comprehensive stroke center in Urbana, Illinois. He holds a PhD in neurobiology. A program lead for the Carle Enterprise Imaging Team, he directs a group in implementing and managing imaging informatics systems. As an IT … Read more
IBM and Google announced separate initiatives this week that use artificial intelligence in new ways to, respectively, expand enterprise intelligence services and surface clinical information at the point of care. Also, a new partnership seeks to improve social determinants of health program efficacy, reduce costs and deliver better outcomes for healthcare payers, providers, payviders, employers, … Read more
With the reorganization of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced last week, there’s been little explanation of why whole departments have been cut. There’s also been no analyses shared on how IT and digital infrastructure systems will be managed, their security maintained and program operations assured after the intended upheaval. Without such … Read more
As chief medical officer at Heartbeat Health, a virtual-first cardiology practice, Dr. Jana Goldberg is at the intersection of telehealth and cardiology care. She has several concerns when it comes to telemedicine and cardiac care. She’s worried about access, because the supply-demand mismatch in cardiology is critical. She wants to improve outcomes, because she believes … Read more
Tungs’ Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital is the latest in Taiwan to get validated for the HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model. The EMRAM measures an organisation’s adoption and maturity of their EMR capabilities. WHY IT MATTERS Tungs’ Hospital was validated for Stage 6 of the EMRAM almost two years ago. In preparing for the highest EMRAM … Read more
The complexity of cancer care has significantly increased over the years. What were once considered single diseases are now divided into numerous subtypes, each requiring distinct treatment plans based on evolving clinical guidelines. THE CHALLENGE This has created a growing challenge for oncologists, who must manage a wide variety of cancer types while also keeping … Read more
Some lawmakers on Capitol Hill, in an effort to protect service veterans’ federal jobs and contracts – and their healthcare, and the sensitive health data entrusted to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs – are taking action. They’re holding hearings, hosting roundtable public discussions with fired vets and drafting new laws designed to protect service … Read more
Strive Health, a value-based kidney care provider, noticed many of its health IT vendors, like the provider itself, operate extensively in the value-based care space and collaborate with accountable care organizations and health systems. THE CHALLENGE These systems’ models need to be manifested in Strive’s technology and workflows, and Strive was having a hard time … Read more
Small and rural hospitals are seeking strategies to find their way through the dangerous surge of healthcare cyberattacks. It’s a challenge for many of them. For instance, most of the 550 or so rural hospitals working with Microsoft on cybersecurity training have struggled to maintain basic cyber hygiene practices, such as multi-factor authentication and timely patching of known … Read more
Writing to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., about Department of Government Efficiency-assisted cuts releasing nearly 25% of the department’s employees – and his claim that the department’s overhaul consolidating and eliminating divisions will be a “win-win” – upwards of 40 members of the Democratic caucus sent a joint letter to … Read more