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By Bill Siwicki 12:33 pm November 07, 2024
Dr. Tim O'Connell, physician CEO of emtelligent, offers his view of what's needed to ensure artificial intelligence can work safely, effectively and transparently in healthcare settings.
Doctor and patient review clinical notes
By Mike Miliard 10:36 am November 07, 2024
OpenNotes and Abridge want to find out, as they team up for a Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center project to assess and develop new clinical documentation tools powered by artificial intelligence.
User authenticates laptop access on a mobile phone with required MFA
By Andrea Fox 10:15 am November 07, 2024
The computing giant says it will phase its roll-out of required multi-factor authentication to all users worldwide next year. 
A doctor reviewing a patient's file on a desktop computer
By Adam Ang 10:23 pm November 06, 2024
This follows an audit report that flagged its "partly effective" management of its contract outsourcing the operation of the digital health record system.
Lynn Carroll of HSBlox
By Bill Siwicki 12:26 pm November 06, 2024
Why are the two often so disconnected? And what role can technology play in integrating them? A new CMS accountable care program aims to drive progress, and one expert explains what it means for providers.
Hand over laptop keyboard
By Andrea Fox 11:02 am November 06, 2024
Also: Kaiser Permanente reported that an unauthorized party gained access to the email accounts of two workforce members and viewed patient health information. 
Building of the Royal Adelaide Hospital
By Adam Ang 12:45 am November 06, 2024
This is part of an ongoing project to replace paper-based chemotherapy prescribing across South Australia.
Franklin Square Medical Center
By Andrea Fox 02:16 pm November 05, 2024
Through its partnership with DispatchHealth, MedStar Health is now providing care in patient homes after hospital stays and emergency visits, or through virtual healthcare referrals.
By Bill Siwicki 01:08 pm November 05, 2024
Andy Sajous, a leader in digital transformation, explains. He discusses the trade-offs of building versus buying artificial intelligence tools and describes some crucial actions CIOs should take going into 2025.
Abstract of lines connected in a mesh over a map of the U.S.
By Andrea Fox 10:32 am November 05, 2024
New data elements related to social drivers of health, such as referrals to social services, improve standards-based information exchange with electronic health records, it says.