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The health system realized a 28% decrease in manual medication entry, along with a 26% increase in the accuracy of medications imported into medication histories.
This partnership will integrate Expert System’s AI capabilities for medical research, supporting content aggregation and decision making for an evaluation period of six months.
Experts from the UAE, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the US shed light on the “information challenge” faced by health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the fourth episode of the HIMSS APAC Digital Dialogue Series hosted by Dr Charles Alessi, HIMSS Chief Clinical Officer, guest speakers Professor Dr Tunku Kamarul Zaman bin Tunku Zainol Abidin, Director, University Malaya Medical Center (UMMC) and Dr Fazilah Shaik Allaudin, Senior Deputy Director, Medical Development Division, Ministry of Health (MOH) Malaysia spoke their respective organizations’ approach to containing the outbreak and discussed COVID-19’s impact on telehealth in Malaysia.
The goal was to improve outcomes, reduce the recidivism rate and send inmates back into the communities with coherent care plans.
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More than three-dozen HEDIS measures have been adjusted to reflect new telemedicine services in response to COVID-19 and better align with the realities of virtual care delivery.
The healthcare organization noted that it will work to develop actionable programs to mitigate health disparities and conceptualize a Global HIMSS Service Day.
Kidney and diabetic complications also decreased by 15% and all-cause readmission rates decreased by 3% at the Medical Center at Bowling Green.
The service allows NHS clinicians to organise secure remote consultations via webcam.