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Also, Gold Coast Health is trying out an AI scribe to support clinical documentation.
Many healthcare organizations are struggling to keep up with changing patient expectations, rising costs, staff shortages and more. Although technology may seem like the obvious solution to these problems, providers must ensure that the tools they use enhance patient experiences while also driving efficiencies and improving the organization’s bottom line.
Abiding by clinical governance principles is key to the safe adoption of AI, according to Dr Nirvana Luckraj, CMO of Healthdirect Australia.
Aging healthcare facilities may not be prepared to adequately support new technologies or the changing needs of an older, sicker population. And according to the American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE), 35% of surveyed healthcare organizations have deferred maintenance until equipment needed emergency repairs — at an 18% higher average cost than non-emergency repairs. Explore cost-effective ways to update existing facilities in Honeywell’s eBook.
While most healthcare organizations (HCOs) have processes in place around contract creation, procurement and onboarding, these processes are generally manual, costly and time-consuming. This results in visibility gaps that increase the likelihood of errors, omissions or contract delays.
Compliance requirements have left health plans 'scrambling,' Johns Hopkins says, spurring creation of the AI initiative.
HIMSS24
The health IT society has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with South Korea's Health Information Service that HIMSS President and CEO Hal Wolf hopes will help measure Korean hospitals' digital maturity and support their workforce development.
HIMSS24's Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum showed the need for vendor partners to help healthcare organizations understand and implement the NIST 2.0 framework. Jeff Webber, CTO at Intelliguard, explains.
Outside perspectives can be a boon for healthcare clients. So can website-building using low-code tools and AI-enabled process automation to streamline operations. Nicolas Ostrowski discusses the offerings of his company, Future Processing.