- Oncology Care Partners' digital transformation: AI, CDS and virtual careThe group practice's SVP of digital health reveals how she and her team have created new care models, integrated artificial intelligence-enabled clinical decision support and used other emerging technologies to power better care journeys. Read more »
- Cedars-Sinai research shows deep learning model could improve AFib detectionTrained using more than 100,000 echocardiograms from atrial fibrillation cases, the algorithm has shown its ability to predict which patients could develop irregular heart rhythms within 90 days. Read more »
- Vendor notebook: Akamai offers a software segmentation blueprint, Premier adds genAI documentationAlso: OM1 now offers a platform that translates population patterns for clinical decision-making at the provider level. Read more »
- At DHF 2024, AI takes the spotlightA highly attended panel at Australia's largest digital health event provided insight into how industry can leverage the updated policy roadmap for AI in healthcare. Read more »
- New efforts try to balance nurse staffing ratios with access to careNurse groups are focused on fixing what they say are untenable nurse-to-patient ratios. As legislation mandating staff ratios looms, AI and virtual care may offer a way forward. Read more »
- What facilitated telehealth can do to improve care for high-need groupsThe promise of telehealth has not been fully realized in populations with great health inequities, a new study shows, with the same factors that lead to poor health and poor access contributing to low use of digital health services. Read more »
- Intermountain expands DAX Copilot genAI deploymentThe goal is to tackle documentation burden, giving clinicians more time with their patients and decreasing burnout, says the health system's chief clinical officer. Read more »
- Massachusetts sets up Steward bankruptcy response systemLed by a Mass General quality and safety veteran, the command center enables the Department of Public Health to respond to any possible clinical and other challenges at the state's hospitals owned by the ailing health system. Read more »
- The IT strategy behind a groundbreaking new $2B pediatric hospitalThe two-million-square-foot Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Arthur M. Blank Hospital has been built from the ground up with leading-edge technology, everything from artificial intelligence to RTLS to robotics. Read more »
- Data of domestic violence victims exposed in ZircoDATA hackMonash Health has disclosed that it is one of those affected in the latest ransomware attack in Australia. Read more »
- Hong Kong big data utilised for building predictive AI and more AI briefsAlso, India's Armed Forces Medical Services is creating diagnostic AI models to address foot soldiers' health concerns. Read more »
- A roadmap for designing more inclusive health chatbotsTaking a thoughtful approach to AI-enabled patient engagement tools is key to helping ensure health equity and enabling better outcomes, say experts from the University of Westminster. Read more »
- HIMSSCast: How to get more value from your EHR systemA look at the current electronic health record landscape from Joncé Smith from Stoltenberg Consulting – with some best practices for new version upgrades, perspective on enhanced functionalities and tips for staff training to optimize workflows. Read more »
- NVIDIA integrates its AI microservices with AWSNVIDIA Healthcare this week announced integration with Amazon Web Services for NIM, its suite of microservices designed to empower foundational models in the realms of drug discovery, medical imaging and genomics. Read more »
- Telehealth, hybrid care adding to physicians' EHR workloadA new study in JAMA Network Open from MedStar Health shows how the increased integration of virtual care models is exacerbating the electronic health record documentation burden for clinicians. Read more »
- UHG says it's rebuilding Change Healthcare with cloud-based securityTestifying before Congress on Wednesday, UnitedHeath Group CEO Andrew Witty promised that his company has stepped up its cybersecurity efforts after the massive and far-reaching ransomware attack, and pledged to underwrite providers' cashflows as needed. Read more »
- Ransomware was used in 72% of network intrusions last year, says BakerHostetlerWhile extortion continues to drive the work of cyber adversaries, organizations are restoring from attacks faster and making ransom payments less frequently than in years past, the data and security experts said. Read more »
- Telemedicine, enabled with responsible AI, can improve the patient experienceBy using artificial intelligence to analyze patient data and provide targeted recommendations, health systems can build a more intuitive, user-friendly experience that empowers patients to make informed decisions about their care, one expert says. Read more »
- LLMs are not ready to automate clinical coding, says Mount Sinai studyResearchers proposed that integrating AI with expert knowledge could automate medical coding to enhance billing accuracy and reduce administrative costs, but they found available large language models vague and error-prone. Read more »
- Pharmacogenomics could improve medication safety and reduce wastePeople respond differently to medications. Prescribing could be optimised through pharmacogenomic testing, which could reduce medication waste, notes Clinical Innovation Lead for the University of Manchester Videha Sharma. Read more »
- How AI-powered systems can help physician groups improve coding – and earn moreA surgeon at OrthoCarolina tells the story of implementation of just such a system at his practice, integrated with their Epic EHR – and points the way where artificial intelligence can help, not replace, professional coders. Read more »
- Nurses have a deep distrust of AI – but transparency and training could helpThe California Nurses Association recently organized a San Francisco protest aimed at Kaiser Permanente, saying its use of artificial intelligence in patient care is a dangerous shortcut. One new report offers perspective that could build nurses' trust. Read more »
- MGMA asks OCR: Hold UHG responsible for HIPAA breach notificationsIn a letter to the Office for Civil Rights, the Medical Group Management Association asked HHS to ensure its provider members will be held blameless and that UnitedHealth and Change Healthcare will take on the administrative work of alerting customers. Read more »
- Vendor Notebook: Salesforce extends AI to public health services, DrFirst acquires MyndshftAlso, Reperio Health partners with Uber to bring preventive care screening kits to homes and workplaces. Read more »
- Digital from the start: New medical campus to rise in Singapore's eastIt is targeted to run virtual wards four years ahead of its completion by 2030. Read more »
- Optum Virtual Care said to be closing downOptum leaders reportedly shared internally that the company would shutter its sizable telehealth business. Parent company UnitedHealth Group said that it would continue to offer telemedicine and remote care options. Read more »
- AI can make maternal ultrasonography more accessible, accurate and efficientThat could completely change the landscape for perinatal care and greatly improve outcomes, says the director of obstetric imaging at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, especially in settings where this was not previously possible. Read more »
- 40% of people in Europe face challenges with digital literacyDigital transformation of healthcare not only requires investments in digital technology, but also in digital health literacy. This must be coordinated across three critical levels: individual, institutional and policy-making. Read more »
- To find success with AI, health IT leaders must understand its recent evolutionThe healthcare industry must simultaneously guard against technology outpacing its practical uses, says one physician and CIO. Read more »
- Joint Commission intros new Telehealth Accreditation ProgramThe goal is to help ensure patient safety in telemedicine, and to help healthcare organizations standardize approaches to virtual care with an eye toward quality improvement and patient outcomes that are "consistent with traditional settings." Read more »