Artificial Intelligence

There are ways technology can help ease clinician burden. Kathleen McGrow, chief nursing information officer at Microsoft and a 2023 HIMSS Changemaker Award recipient, explains how.

While the World Health Organization says it's "enthusiastic about the appropriate use" of large language models such as ChatGPT, it has deep concerns about artificial intelligence being used in "safe, effective, and ethical ways."

The HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association says it has substantial concerns with regulatory deadlines and other stipulations in ONC's proposed interoperability and AI transparency rule.

Also, Southeast Asian hospital chain HMI Group has bought health tech company MHC. 

Also, Dr Marco Briceno has been officially appointed as CEO of NT Health.

"We're aiming to cut through the buzz around AI in healthcare to prove the promise and positive impact of this exciting technology for improving patient outcomes."

In two years following 100 new-start opioid use disorder patients, Bill Farr says 94% remained in the medication-assisted treatment program – attrition rates had previously hovered around 54%.

The latest CAT tool uses a predictive risk algorithm to help identify people at risk of hospitalisation in 12 months.

Improved drug discovery and innovations in personalized treatments are among the goals for the new Target and Lead Identification Suite and Multiomics Suite.

A tech management consultant shows provider organization execs and clinicians where this hot AI application can help with one of healthcare's most pressing issues. But caution is required.