Interoperability

Effective use of health data is vital but the practicalities are mired in problems, according to experts speaking at an event held in Brussels yesterday (21 April).

Experts from IQVIA say increasing diversity of data sources improves access to care and exposes obstacles to access in a quantifiable and timely fashion.

Mayo Clinic nursing informatics administrator Lisa Stephenson discusses the ways nursing helped meet the challenges of COVID-19 and how technology and informatics help ease nurses’ administrative burden.

Building an agile, resilient and scalable infrastructure.

Jennifer Jones, CNIO at Integris Health, explains how standardizing and optimizing their care communications technology may help lead to better and safer workflows for their caregivers and ultimately stronger outcomes for patients.

Dr. Robert Lackey, chief medical information officer at WellSpan Health, talks about how his organization prioritized patient safety during recent mergers.

Its interface engine will help power data exchange for the new SaaS offering, which can provide access to Epic for independent physicians and medical groups.

Pre-tagged RFID-enabled pharmaceuticals are saving hospital pharmacies vital time and resources through managing the receipt, movement and use of medications.

 Providers are not responsible for verifying the security of a patient's third-party app, but are vulnerable when that data is sent.

The hospital has achieved the highest level for its digital maturity.