While the costs of cybersecurity attacks have increased 10% over the prior year – representing the largest annual jump since the pandemic – use of artificial intelligence and automation in defensive cybersecurity workflows continued to cut breach costs, according to IBM Security’s 2024 Cost of a Data Breach Report, conducted independently by the Ponemon Institute. … Read more
No appetite? How to get nutrition during cancer treatment If cancer treatment leaves you without an appetite, try these tips to get the calories and nutrients you need. By Mayo Clinic Staff Sometimes cancer or cancer treatment can affect your appetite. Though you might not feel like eating, it’s important to do what you can … Read more
Without high-quality patient data, it’s difficult and sometimes impossible for clinicians to safely and effectively treat individuals at the point of care. Similarly, a lack of quick access to quality data can represent a health risk to entire populations. Specifically, successful population health initiatives require data analytics that both help identify populations in need of care … Read more
Nurses feel “empowered” with an integrated patient discharge analytics technology that leverages artificial intelligence to analyze administrative tasks, such as discharge coordination, test ordering and prescriptions, says Jean Halpin, chief operating officer at Grant Medical Center. It’s been shown recently that many nurses are distrustful of AI. But at the Central Ohio-based health system, nurses are … Read more
Catholic Medical Center, a hospital network in South Korea, has recently undergone digital health assessments to measure the baseline maturity of its hospitals. Widely adopted digital health assessment tools from HIMSS were applied, namely the Digital Health Indicator (DHI), Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM), and Infrastructure Adoption Model (INFRAM). The DHI measures an organisation’s … Read more
Catholic Medical Center, a hospital network in South Korea, has recently undergone digital health assessments to measure the baseline maturity of its hospitals. Widely adopted digital health assessment tools from HIMSS were applied, namely the Digital Health Indicator (DHI), Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM), and Infrastructure Adoption Model (INFRAM). The DHI measures an organisation’s … Read more
A cloud-based analytics platform for Singapore’s public healthcare sector has been recently unveiled. In June, Synapxe, the country’s national healthtech agency, started onboarding hospitals and health facilities into the platform called HEALIX (Health Empowerment thru Advanced Learning & Intelligent eXchange). WHAT IT’S ABOUT A first of such in Singapore, HEALIX is designed to be a … Read more
Orchid, a behavioral health electronic health record vendor, has developed what it says is the first artificial intelligence-enabled scribe to aid overloaded mental health providers and help patients get care faster. With help from its automated clinical note-taking, mental and behavioral health providers that have been testing it are saving hours of documentation time and … Read more
Nurse practitioners are playing an ever-growing role in the delivery of healthcare. They’re vital members of the provider team. The future of the nurse practitioner profession looks bright, and fast-moving technology developments are a big reason why. To learn more, we spoke recently with Stephen A. Ferrara, DNP, president of the American Association of Nurse … Read more
Baptist Health South Florida operates a network of 11 hospitals covering four counties. It also includes numerous ambulatory facilities, urgent care centers and emergency departments to provide comprehensive healthcare services across the region. And its Population Health Service Organization focuses on improving the health outcomes of a specific population by coordinating and integrating healthcare services … Read more