Dr. Keisuke Nakagawa at UC Davis Health_Global Health Equity Week 2024
10:21 AM

For Global Health Equity Week, Dr. Keisuke Nakagawa, director of innovation at UC Davis Health and co-chair of the HIMSS SDOH Committee, explains how AI is transforming how social and digital determinant information is incorporated and surfaced.

Sign outside FDA office
10:20 AM

In a letter to the FDA, members of Congress cite confusion over providers' deployment of clinical decision support software that is exempt from medical device regulations and call for clarity from its Center for Devices and Radiological Health.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security seal
09:56 AM

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security sees three areas of concern as artificial intelligence is used across critical infrastructure sectors: attacks using AI, attacks targeting AI systems and design, and implementation failures.

HIT professional reviews information on a laptop outside a server room
10:41 AM

The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response will be surveying agencies to assess the readiness of state, local, tribal and territorial public health organizations to manage cyber threats and gauge their needs for support.

Gabriel Jones of Proprio on AI
09:33 AM

From preoperative planning and intraoperative guidance to visualization and predictive analytics, AI has many new roles to play to help surgeons do their best work.

Pharmacist sorting pills
09:21 AM

Approximately 10% of all U.S. healthcare workers will divert opioids or other controlled substances from their workplace at some point in their career.1 Drug diversion, or the illegal distribution or abuse of prescription drugs, remains a top challenge at hospitals and health systems across the country, and is often undiscovered and underreported.2

Healthcare workers in a meeting
09:00 AM

As healthcare organizations grapple with rising costs and evolving payment models, achieving positive margins is more critical than ever.

Richard Staynings at the University of Denver_Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum 2024
03:49 PM

Cybersecurity expert Richard Staynings of the University of Denver says the clinical information used for AI-enabled decision support models needs to be protected – but that's a tall order with so much of it to manage.

 

Bird's eye view of Nashville during the day
10:55 AM

By partnering with Meharry Medical College, the cloud giant says it aims to enhance community care and wellness in Middle Tennessee with AI and clinical applications, spark health innovation and cultivate workforce skills.

Anurag Mehta at Omega Healthcare_Physician working on laptop Photo by Dzonsli/E+/Getty Images
09:33 AM

A virtual nursing success story emerges from a large New York health system, and examples of the kinds of care coordination services that virtual nurses can handle during message triage, from Anurag Mehta, CEO of Omega Healthcare.