Everyone in healthcare is talking about artificial intelligence, and most health organizations are doing something with it, even in pilots or small-scale use cases. But some hospitals and health systems are truly leading the pack. WHY IT MATTERS CB Insights this week launched the Hospital AI Readiness Index. The scorecard is billed as a data-driven
Carle Health, an eight-hospital health system based in Illinois, is dedicated to giving patients the care they need at every point in their healthcare journey. Through collaboration and engagement, the health system aims to ensure the highest level of care by applying accurate data and innovative, evidence-based best practices. THE PROBLEM Medication reconciliation is a
Bangkok Hospital, one of Thailand’s largest private healthcare providers, has moved away from the paper and manual process of registering and managing patient flow in its headquarters. AI technologies provided by its partner, local startup Agnos Health, now underpin its patient registration and management systems. HOW IT WORKS As part of its enhanced patient flow
Humberto Farias has been watching the explosion of generative AI very closely. Farias is cofounder and chairman of Concepta Technologies, a technology company specializing in software development and programming in the areas of mobile, web, digital transformation and artificial intelligence. For example, he noticed that Apple is putting generative AI at the very center of
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs plans to award new contracts to two winners of this year’s AI Tech Sprint program, designed to help reduce the burden of clinical documentation. WHY IT MATTERS The VA says it intends to award firm fixed-price contracts to Abridge AI and Nuance Communications to test and evaluate commercial, cloud-based, ambient scribe
Hypertension, the most prevalent risk factor for cardiovascular disease, affects 1.39 billion adults worldwide and has a 46% uncontrolled rate. That poses a substantial burden for hospitals and health systems – and necessitates a paradigm shift in management strategies, clinicians say. THE PROBLEM Uncontrolled hypertension can lead to recurrent heart attacks, strokes, heart failure, chronic
U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner, D-Va., wrote to the U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and Deputy National Security Advisor Anne Neuberger this past week and asked them to quickly develop and release mandatory minimum cyber standards for the healthcare sector. “Both the size and increasingly interconnected nature of the sector create a
The Australian Department of Health and Aged Care has released a five-year strategy to deliver aged care reforms. In the Aged Care Data and Digital Strategy, the government envisions an aged care system that delivers “the highest quality person-centred care for older people while driving a sustainable and productive care and support economy through data
A platform for creating, viewing, and sharing electronic health records has been rolled out in Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam. On 28 June, the city rolled out its EHR platform. According to a state media report, the platform enables relevant authorities, including doctors, to access the health information of individual patients, who also have the right
As has been the case for, well, years, the past few weeks have seen a steady stream of news about data breaches, ransomware attacks and cybersecurity incidents involving healthcare stakeholders, from hospitals to patient transportation services to public health agencies. Meanwhile, many months after one of the biggest cyberattacks in recent memory, Change Healthcare –