Artificial Intelligence

The Oracle Clinical Digital Assistant tool can also respond to conversational voice prompts from clinicians, the company says, as it aims to "reduce mundane work that leads to burnout."

Making digital health an extension of health facilities can help organisations meet the growing shortage of health workers, says HIMSS President Hal Wolf.

It has helped find 231 additional full-day surgery blocks in OR trials.

One of the New Jersey health system's interventional pulmonologists tells the story of how an artificial intelligence-aided detection system is offering significant clinical ROI.

A report from Bain and KLAS sees 80% of chief information officers and other tech leaders boosting their investments in software and digital tools. They've got rev cycle and clinical workflows top of mind, but their AI plans are still coming into focus.

There are cybersecurity risks posed by smart medical devices, but most people would not be a target of such attacks, said Dr. Benoit Desjardins, professor at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center.

Fifteen projects, including eight digital health initiatives, received $3 million in cash, Google Cloud credits and technical assistance.

Collaboration among health systems, vendors and regulators is critical to help guide the development and use of artificial intelligence in healthcare, says Dr. Brian Anderson, chief digital health physician at MITRE.

As it works to safeguard existing cybersecurity protocols from easy decryption by a future quantum computer, the agency is requesting feedback on standards for three algorithms designed to withstand quantum-powered cyberattacks.

This is the hospital’s fourth HIMSS digital maturity model accreditation.