The importance of data for clinical decision-making
“If we’re genuine about changing patient experience we have to make sure we collect data and make the clinical decisions as close to the data collection as possible,” said AJ Missaghi, CTO of Healthcare and Life Sciences at Dell Technologies. During his session, “Healthcare Industrial… Source: Healthcareitnews.com and Read More
When preventive healthcare is a work of art
“This graph might be prettier than Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa,” Arvind Sivaramakrishnan, CIO of Apollo Hospitals, told delegates at HIMSS22 APAC as he admired a slide. Yet he was not looking at a piece of art, but data from the case study of a 65-year-old woman who accessed the hospital group’s… From: www.healthcareitnews.com – Read more
AI study finds 50% of patient notes duplicated
A new health informatics study found that clinical care documentation results in a high prevalence of text duplication and that systemic hazards require systemic interventions to fix. WHY IT MATTERSEarlier this year, a team led by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School… From: www.healthcareitnews.com – Read more
Clearsense teams with UPMC to help unlock unstructured data
Clearsense, whose platform applications are focused on helping healthcare clients with data governance and analytics, this week announced its partnership and licensing deal with UPMC Enterprises. WHY IT MATTERSWorking with the venture capital and innovation arm of the Pittsburgh health system,… From: www.healthcareitnews.com – Read more
Jefferson Health wins HIMSS Davies award for pandemic analytics work
Jefferson Health, a multi-state health system serving the greater Philadelphia region and southern New Jersey, has been recognized as a 2022 HIMSS Davies Award winner. The provider organization leveraged analytics capabilities and a variety of technologies to address several clinical challenges… Source: Healthcareitnews.com and Read More
India begins initiative to build medical datasets representing the Indian population
The Indian Council of Medical Research, India’s peak body for biomedical research, is working on a national initiative to produce high-quality medical datasets that represent the diversity of the Indian population. It has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indian Institute of Science… From: www.healthcareitnews.com – Read more
Novant Health launches VR training
The voice-activated, immersive virtual reality leadership training is designed to help leaders approach sensitive issues with their teams and is inspired by “Talking Taboo: Making the Most of Polarizing Discussions at Work,” authored by Dr. Alex Alonso, SHRM-SCP, CKO of the Society for Human… From: www.healthcareitnews.com – Read more
AHA releases healthcare workforce toolkit
With the release of its new digital toolkit, Strengthening the Healthcare Workforce, the American Hospital Association aims help its members navigate workforce challenges and opportunities, and highlight strategies and resources. WHY IT MATTERS One section of the report, Building the Team,… Source: Healthcareitnews.com and Read More
Using AI and behavioral science to improve hospital operations
Behavioral science is used to get people to perform certain behaviors, including ones they may not typically embrace. Clinicians, especially surgeons, generally do not like to be told what to do, and certainly not by technology like artificial intelligence. Mudit Garg, CEO of Qventus, a vendor… From: www.healthcareitnews.com – Read more
Wearable cognitive assistance: What is it, and what can it achieve?
Wearable cognitive assistance might be the new edge hospitals and health systems need to improve their clinical processes and gain cost efficiencies. The technology, which combines AI-enabled devices with edge computing, can help humans accomplish tasks with greater efficacy by offering virtual… From: www.healthcareitnews.com – Read more
