Patient safety

Atlantic Health System Chief Information & Digital Officer Sunil Dadlani explains how AI and security "aren't mutually exclusive, they're mutually inclusive."

In a preview of the upcoming HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum, Lee Kim, senior principal for cybersecurity and privacy at HIMSS, discusses the responsible use of artificial intelligence in healthcare.

Radiation oncologist Dr. Raghav Murali-Ganesh, cofounder and CEO of Osara Health, shows how tracking symptoms can help patients live 30% longer compared with those who don’t write down how they feel.

Leah Binder, Leapfrog's president and CEO, says the structural measure for 2025 will assess whether hospitals have a structure and culture that prioritizes safety in care delivery.

Providers should push hard to maximize the use of generative AI and natural language processing tools – but validate performance for each system rigorously before making it available for widespread use, a physician author says.

New insights from a recent roundtable discussion see stakeholders recognizing the need to balance the promise of artificial intelligence with "ethical considerations, patient engagement and robust regulatory frameworks.

The hospital group has recently demonstrated EMR and IT infrastructure maturity above the regional and global averages.

Also, an approval management functionality has been added to NSW's real-time prescription monitoring platform.

Health systems have reduced patient falls and increased sepsis recovery rate by using AvaSure's virtual nursing platform to assist on-site RNs, says Adam McMullin, the company's CEO.

NEC will be deploying a fall detection and alert system.