Over the past two years, hospitals in Taiwan have been increasingly taking the spotlight for their digital maturity. Perhaps the most prolific of this group is China Medical University Hospital, which has scored multiple HIMSS validations and achieved a global third ranking for the HIMSS Digital Health Indicator in 2022. In January this year, the
When the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services this past week issued its final rule codifying the financial disincentives to be levied by its Office for Civil Rights against provider organizations found to have committed information blocking, reaction was swift and mostly dissatisfied from industry groups. The point of such penalties, which could be
Emory Healthcare constantly is evolving and innovating the care it provides. With regard to at-home physical therapy providers, the health system was intrigued to understand how it could expand its service offerings for outpatient care. THE PROBLEM Especially in the last few years, the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the way Emory thinks about off-site care and
A research team at Flinders University will start building what could be the first integrated and AI-driven public health and clinical data repository in Australia for public health surveillance and emergency response. Called SMART-PH (Digitising Information for Practice in Public Health), the data platform will act as a common digital infrastructure that enables near real-time
The White House this past week announced its plans to ban new sales of antivirus software from Kaspersky Lab, after years of pushback against the Russia-based company and fears that its tools themselves pose a security risk to critical U.S. infrastructure, including healthcare. The Biden Administration alleges that Kaspersky’s privileged access to American IT systems
Artificial intelligence tools are helping primary care doctors diagnose skin cancer, home care providers retain employees and hospital doctors get early warnings about potential patient mental health episodes in stories we’re reading this week. Solventum announced it is now using AI to flip revenue cycle processes and address denials proactively. Through a new partnership with
The Coalition for Health AI has released its draft framework for responsible development and deployment of artificial intelligence in healthcare. The framework – consisting of a standards guide and a series of checklists – was developed over more than two years, according to CHAI, which says it addresses an urgent need for consensus standards and
Dr. Geeta Nayyar – known by many as “Dr. G” – has a long track record as a physician IT leader, who thinks creatively about the intersection of technology and healthcare. Her jobs over the years have included serving as chief medical officer of tech giants such a AT&T and Salesforce and AT&T. She sits
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT seeks input on terminology standards and value sets for maternal health information exchange by July 31, 2024. The agency has framed questions to help guide input on the USCDI+ maternal health dataset. WHY IT MATTERS By harnessing data in electronic health records and other health systems
FV Hospital launches AI-enabled myopia control service FV Hospital, one of the largest private hospitals in Vietnam, has recently introduced a myopia control programme for children and adolescents aged 3-18. The new service aims to screen young people for myopia risks, predict future myopia levels, and provide a plan to control the progression of myopia.