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A doctor in scrubs reviewing a patient's record on a digital tablet
By Adam Ang 07:37 pm November 24, 2024
Public health services in South Australia and Melbourne are set to implement a digital patient flow management platform.
By Bill Siwicki 10:23 am November 22, 2024
Oklahoma Heart Hospital CIO David Miles and his team made it through in one piece. He offers tips for those facing an electronic health record switch, discusses staff resistance – and talks about what it takes to successfully work with a consulting firm.
Joanna Lucas, RN, of St. Luke's University Health Network
By Bill Siwicki 10:02 am November 20, 2024
Among other wins, St. Luke's University Health Network has reduced length of stay for patients going to post-acute facilities by 0.3 days. This decrease translates into significant bed availability and improved patient throughput.
BJ Schaknowski of symplr
By Bill Siwicki 12:32 pm November 19, 2024
What's more, the 2024 Compass Survey from symplr finds that 85% of clinicians say they lose more than an hour each day to administrative tasks – time that could be used for patient care if the right technology was in place.
Healthcare CIO with other healthcare executives
By Nathan Eddy 10:57 am November 19, 2024
The typical chief information officer in healthcare is taking on more responsibility for determining strategy and digital transformation, with 84% of CIOs now part of their organization's executive leadership team.
Group of people
By Jessica Hagen 03:28 pm November 18, 2024
The women's healthcare company failed to find adequate product market fit, and the company's CEO, Alison Greenberg, says many lessons were learned along the way.
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By Bill Siwicki 01:41 pm November 15, 2024
Dr. Kathy Ku is vice president at Vive Collective, a venture capital firm focused on digital health.
Former Georgia Rep. Doug Collins
By Mike Miliard 10:01 am November 15, 2024
The former GOP congressman from Georgia has served as a U.S. Navy chaplain and is a colonel in the Air Force Reserve. He would inherit a major EHR modernization initiative, currently paused but slated to restart in 2025, among other IT imperatives.
Bird's eye view of Nashville during the day
By Andrea Fox 10:55 am November 12, 2024
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.
Returning service member with daughter
By Andrea Fox 03:33 pm November 11, 2024
The new Veterans Community will support veteran workforce development and transition to civilian life for former members of any branch of the U.S. military and their spouses.