HIMSS24 APAC gathered leaders to exchange ideas and insights that will shape the future of healthcare in the region. This year’s conference, with the theme, “Creating Tomorrow’s Health,” focused on topics including AI, cybersecurity, 5G connectivity, EMRs, accelerating healthcare access, and people’s role in advancing digital health.  “People, process, transformation… do not bring new technology

Electronic health record vendor Oracle Health declared on Monday at the Oracle Health Summit that it will begin the process of establishing itself as a Qualified Health Information Network under the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement. WHY IT MATTERS Oracle’s cloud infrastructure could make data sharing faster and more efficient for hospitals, clinics and

Like most health systems across the United States, Pinehurst, North Carolina-based FirstHealth of the Carolinas has challenges with bed capacity and is always working on new and innovative ways to increase it in a safe and financially responsible way. THE PROBLEM This has been done through a few different venues. FirstHealth’s extended care unit at

A collaboration between the Artificial Intelligence Centre for Value-Based Healthcare, King’s College London, and Guy’s and St Thomas’ National Health Service Foundation Trusts aimed at accelerating the adoption and deployment of radiology AI has partnered with Deepc to provide access to six NHS trusts.  WHY IT MATTERS Approximately 133,000 scans are produced every day in the

Providence Medical Institute, a Southern California-based physician services division of the seven-state Providence health system, will pay a $240,000 civil monetary penalty to settle potential HIPAA violations after a ransomware attack. WHY IT MATTERS The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights announced the penalty on October 3, following a ransomware

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital in Seoul, South Korea has been recently validated for Stage 6 of the classic HIMSS Analytics Maturity Assessment Model. AMAM measures an organisation’s capabilities and advances in healthcare analytics. A new, modernised version of this model – dubbed AMAM24 – was launched at the recently concluded HIMSS24 APAC conference.  WHY

Naver Corp and Kakao Corp, two of South Korea’s biggest IT companies, have shared innovative uses of AI in healthcare. In the HIMSS24 APAC panel session, “Tech Titans in Health: Naver and Kakao’s Role in Transforming Healthcare,” Kakao Healthcare CEO Dr Hwang Hee and Dr Dongchul Cha, head of the Medical Innovation Centre at NAVER

The Vietnamese government is now extending the implementation of its electronic health record system across the country. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who heads the National Committee for Digital Transformation, made this announcement at the start of this month, according to state media.  THE LARGER CONTEXT Vietnam piloted the digitalisation of patient medical records in

A former Services Australia cybersecurity manager has joined the Department of Health and Aged Care as chief information security officer. David Lang, who was the national manager for cyber operations at Services Australia, also serves as the assistant secretary of cybersecurity at DOHAC.  He is replacing Monique Morgan, who was promoted to assistant secretary of corporate

While AI can offer immense potential to improve patient outcomes and streamline medical processes, system flaws can pose risks to ethics, security and data accuracy. Dr Gao Yujia, assistant group CTO of the National University Health System, urged caution in AI implementation in healthcare in the keynote session, “Unveiling the Dark Side of AI,” at