Online tracking tools such as pixels are moving to the forefront of the debate about healthcare policy. Last month, the American Hospital Association and several allies in Texas sued the U.S. Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights seeking to block enforcement of a December 2022 guidance that limits use of pixels on websites and mobile apps by

“Watch for genAI to analyze an individual’s clinical history.”  “Digital prior authorization will take center stage as expectations for 24-hour approvals become real.” “Intelligent automation is poised to unlock efficiencies across the board.”  “We may likely see the burnout of patients and the health systems striving to fend off cyber threats without the resources to

As part of its mission to foster collaboration between healthcare ecosystems throughout the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), HIMSS’s Middle East Community for Healthcare Professionals stands out as one of the organisation’s most dynamic groups. First launched in November 2021, this regional chapter serves as a platform for thought leaders from the GCC and

At the HIMSS AI in Healthcare Forum in San Diego next week, one analytics leader will discuss the artificial intelligence use cases he’s found most success with – and will offer tips and perspective on best practices for AI deployments in clinical settings. Dr. Luis Ahumada, director of health data science and analytics at John

The latest report from the KLAS Arch Collaborative highlights the perceptions of 66 healthcare executives. Researchers wanted to understand their current adoption, plans and challenges using generative artificial intelligence to make electronic health records work better for providers. While respondents indicated excitement about generative AI, the researchers said in the report that many do not yet know

Hospitals and health systems, especially larger ones, are using AI in myriad new ways – including leveraging it for improved patient experience, and for better patient engagement with the goal of reducing health inequities. Tom Kiesau, digital leader and chief innovation officer at Chartis, hosts a regular series of AI roundtables alongside colleagues and experts

Where most technology innovation is happening in the cloud, companies are seeking to expand their cloud offerings by acquiring technology and engineering resources. These acquisitions can ultimately help healthcare organizations improve their back office processes, like the coordination of benefits at the start of a patient journey, while a new company-agnostic benchmarking assessment tool can

A while back, Evara Health had briefly considered remote patient monitoring as a service, but the federally qualified health center never had the necessary funding. THE PROBLEM With so many patients being elderly or having transportation issues, the organization recognized the need to better monitor patients with chronic diseases who were not able to come

Approximately 11.7 million U.S. households do not have in-home internet access and approximately 5.5 million households do not have a computer, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That’s just the beginning of a deep digital divide in this country. One big question in healthcare when it comes to the digital divide: How can people in

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights said Thursday it has settled with Lafourche Medical Group closing an investigation over a phishing attack that affected the electronic protected health information of approximately 34,862 individuals. WHY IT MATTERS A hacker gained access to an email account that contained ePHI owned by