Patient Engagement
Andrew Schultz, PatientPoint chief product and strategy officer, shows how the technology works as a communication hub between the waiting room, exam room, infusion suite and the back office.
A particular technology has enabled one of NSW's busiest private cancer centres to quickly implement the latest cancer treatment guideline.
The release of CA v2.0, updated to require support for API exchange using the HL7 spec, allows TEFCA to "keep pace with the advanced, secure data services approaches" employed by the larger tech industry, says National Coordinator Micky Tripathi.
The role of nurse informaticists has expanded to include deciding which technologies can best support evolving care delivery models, says MaryAnn Connor, senior director of nursing informatics, at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
HIMSS24 Europe
Digitalisation in healthcare holds the promise of optimising processes and expanding access to care.
The move from on-premise to Oracle's cloud seeks to provide patients and clinicians with faster and more secure access to data.
Native leaders should work to ensure culturally relevant education and care for their populations, says Dr. Donald Warne, codirector of the Center for Indigenous Health at Johns Hopkins and a HIMSS24 Changemaker.
As health systems prioritize population health management, disparate factors such as patient engagement, social determinants of health and AI-enabled decision support all have roles to play, says Brian Dixon, research scientist at Regenstrief Institute.
Success Stories & ROI
The clinician-informed data model answers more than 70% of patient questions correctly, reducing the number of routine questions clinicians need to answer so they can focus on more complex patient concerns. The tool also is helping boost health equity for new mothers.
Over the past year, acceptance of generative artificial intelligence has increased quickly, with nearly 70% of physicians now saying they've changed their views and are enthusiastic about its benefits, according to new Wolters Kluwer Health findings.