HIMSS this week announced an update and modernization of its Infrastructure Adoption Model. WHY IT MATTERS The new INFRAM maturity framework is now centered around five key imperatives for healthcare organizations, and is designed to help ensure providers’ IT infrastructure is deployed in such a way that it enables  measurable contributions to them: cybersecurity adoption

SAN DIEGO – A common theme at the HIMSS AI in Healthcare Forum this past week was that artificial intelligence represents a new paradigm shift for how care is delivered (and paid for) and that with such a fast-emerging technology, we’re all figuring it out together. As the two-day event drew to a close on

Hospitals across Asia-Pacific have yet to fully commit to digitalisation despite already posting a high rate of adoption of digital health solutions. FINDINGS US-based management consultant L.E.K. Consulting recently published its findings from an annual survey with over 600 hospital executives across the region, including Southeast Asia, China, Japan, India, and South Korea. Based on

Two new one-pagers from U.S. Health and Human Services aim to support healthcare organizations in taking steps to implement cyber insurance best practices today. WHY IT MATTERS “Cyber insurance can help protect your organization from excessive costs that can occur in the event of a cyber attack,” according to the 405(d) program in its announcement

Geisinger Health Plan serves more than 600,000 members across the state of Pennsylvania, including rural and underserved populations outside of the larger metropolitan areas. THE PROBLEM Many of these members want or need to access healthcare from their homes, whether that looks like a mother who needs a breast pump and support from an in-home

Generative AI exploded onto the scene a year ago with the massive popularity of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, which uses large language models. Most AI experts believe the technology has endless applications in healthcare, and many leading health systems are already putting it to work. Dr. Justin Norden, a partner at GSR Ventures, believes 2024 is going

Until 2022, Japanese hospitals had been slow to adopt digital health solutions, such as EMR, likely due to high costs and low digital literacy among older doctors. In the coming years, they are expected to take up more technologies with available budget to cover demand among staff. Global management consultant L.E.K. Consulting recently surveyed 50

Drake Star is a tech-focused investment bank that works with top tech companies. Christophe Morvan is managing partner at Drake Star, and Lawrence Giesen is a partner. Both specialize in telemedicine. As 2023 turns to 2024, the two experts have a lot of thoughts on the state of the market for virtual care. Healthcare IT

In a research study published this month in JAMA, computer scientists and clinicians from University of Michigan examined the use of artificial intelligence to help diagnose hospitalized patients. Specifically, they were curious about how diagnostic accuracy is affected when clinicians have insights into how the AI models they’re using work – and how they may

This flu season will see at least 26 million cases, 290,000 hospitalizations, and 19,000 deaths, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Pair that with a longstanding physician shortage and it could be a recipe for disaster in ERs and urgent care centers this winter. One way to alleviate the burden on