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Dr. Mehmet Oz
By Susan Morse 01:20 pm November 20, 2024
Oz will cut waste and fraud within the country's most expensive government agency, Trump says.
agency cybersecurity infosec illustrated by many colored streams harnessed by a lock
By Andrea Fox 10:47 am November 20, 2024
In its FISMA review for FY 2024, the watchdog agency said that the U.S. Health and Human Services was unable to meet managed and measurable maturity for core metrics.
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.
Northwestern Medicine
By Andrea Fox 02:21 pm November 19, 2024
The effort aims to accelerate the London Clinic’s infrastructure improvements and growth ambitions while building on Northwestern's world-renowned expertise to help enhance patient care.
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.
Doctor in scrubs using computer
By Susan Morse 12:27 pm November 19, 2024
Tenet Physician Resources will use AI to integrate clinical workflows, reducing administrative burden.
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.
Clinicians look at diagnostic imaging
By Andrea Fox 10:08 am November 19, 2024
The goal is to give imaging providers a source for analytics on how their clinical artificial intelligence applications are operating over time. 
A doctor with glasses sits at a desk and speaks during a telehealth visit.
By Andrea Fox 10:34 am November 18, 2024
The third extension of pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities through the end of next year will give the agencies time to promulgate final regulations and providers time to comply, the agencies said.
By Bill Siwicki 09:58 am November 18, 2024
A cybersecurity CEO offers advice on tactics healthcare CISOs and CIOs should use to protect sensitive telehealth data, and how providers can adopt a proactive security stance specific to virtual care.