Decision Support

In an increasingly competitive healthcare landscape, a strong digital presence and a superior care experience can be decisive factors in attracting and retaining patients, says one health IT consultant.

For seven years, the cardiac surgical team has leveraged computational fluid dynamics software to provide consistent preoperative planning for pediatric congenital heart disease patients and improve outcomes. Sharing workflows is reaching more patients.

Also, AIIMS Delhi is setting up a hub for healthcare AI development with GE HealthCare.

It will feature a 24/7 command centre, integrating the ICUs of small and medium hospitals.  

The EHR Association is urging the agency to address members' concerns and finalize additional decision support intervention measurements proposed in the draft rule, and clarify uncertainties that could compromise the quality of submissions.

Intermountain, Mayo Clinic, MedStar, Ochsner, Stanford Health and UPMC are among the organizations taking part in the initiative, focused on innovating integration of virtual care pathways.

By incorporating frontline leaders' feedback, health IT companies are developing products that enhance their control over analytics and empower them with artificial intelligence-powered approaches to streamline daily tasks and improve patient access.

A recent study also revealed that Australian aged care nurses found it difficult to use multiple digital tools to perform tasks while providing end-of-life care.

A project in China that is developing an autonomous and self-evolving virtual healthcare setting is targeted to go public next year.

It recently acquired two new supercomputer units to further drive healthcare application development.