Electronics giant Samsung discussed innovations in robotics and wearable devices as key technologies for delivering personalised care.  In the HIMSS24 APAC keynote, “Smart Hospital Revolution: Redefining Patient Care with Technology,” Samsung Medical Centre CIO, Dr Won-Chul Cha, and Dr Hon Pak, SVP and head of Digital Health at Samsung Electronics, discussed the importance of technological

As the public comment period for the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy’s HTI-2 proposed rule ends, the EHR Association has published a letter raising concerns about the potential impact on IT developers, providers and delivery of patient care. The 29-member EHRA said the proposed rules – which aim to enhance the accessibility and exchange of

The Department of Health and Human Services has filed proposed modifications to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 security rule to strengthen the cybersecurity of electronic protected health information with the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. The central authority for the review of Executive Branch regulations provided few details, but once

Korea to develop AI-driven regional smart emergency platforms  The South Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) has announced seven more projects under the Korean Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) initiative. These include two AI-based emergency systems – one is a regional emergency system for patient classification and transfer and the other is

Among Dr. Chris Harle’s many clinical research interests, he’s been keenly focused for years on interoperable decision support tools, helping steer primary care providers toward more guideline-recommended prescribing patterns with more intuitive EHR information design, AI-enabled opioid prediction and risk-stratification tools and other data-driven imperatives related to provider experience, quality improvement, patient safety and population

Data collected on providers’ unauthenticated websites and shared with third parties is still a liability from regulatory agencies and a potential cause for class action litigation, says Iliana Peters, an attorney and shareholder at the legal firm Polsinelli.  Wide scope of third-party data The battle over hospital online data tracking has been going on for the

Health systems that embrace artificial intelligence tools can not only improve radiology operations and quality but patient follow-up as well, which can result in greater staff efficiencies, higher patient completion rates and better access and outcomes for patients. A collaboration between East Alabama Medical Center, Inflo Health and the American College of Radiology Learning Network began

Bozeman Health manages the credentials for more than 1,000 practitioners across southwestern Montana. This includes active medical staff, telehealth, locum, advanced practice clinicians and independent healthcare providers. THE PROBLEM The health system’s previous credentialing process was inefficient and burdensome, relying on manual workflows, physical forms and in-person provider signatures. This created a logistical burden on

In its third year, healthcare cybersecurity research conducted by Ponemon Institute and Proofpoint aimed to determine whether the healthcare industry saw progress in maintaining care delivery in the face of four types of pervasive cyberattacks – cloud compromise, supply chain, ransomware and business-email compromise. While respondents found that attacks had a direct negative impact on

As South Carolina’s largest private, nonprofit health system, Prisma Health grappled with several pressing challenges common to the modern healthcare industry: resource constraints, financial pressures and widespread provider burnout. THE PROBLEM These problems were exacerbated by the scale of the organization – a network of 18 hospitals serving more than 1.5 million patients annually with