Quality and Safety
MyChart places Alan Craig, a patient advocate from Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, at the center of his own care.
With the number of connected devices steadily increasing, health systems and hospitals need a comprehensive plan to guard against cyber threats. At HIMSS20, one infosec pro will describe some best practices.
Dr. Simon Eccles, national CCIO and deputy CEO at NHSX, says to achieve this scale of change, it has to be part of the board agenda, with all departments, including technology and clinical, coming together.
The five-year project will focus on enabling faster medical research innovations, protecting against global health crises and improving access to care, the company says.
A cross-industry research consortium modeled after consumer-focused market research practices is set to present its findings at HIMSS20 in March.
Innovation
Improvements in patient outcomes and population health will be enabled as a culture of data-driven decisionmaking takes root and quality improvement processes mature.
The communication says vulnerabilities in Clinical Information Central Stations and Telemetry Servers "might allow an attack to happen undetected and without user interaction."
CardioLync is breaking down information silos to help clinicians and patients make informed decisions for better outcomes and minimize potential for harm, says CEO Jeremy Kagan.
Epic this week sent out an update to its healthcare customers, meant to help providers nationwide detect potential cases of the Wuhan novel coronavirus, or 2019-nCoV.
The five principles all stem from the basic viewpoint that AI-enabled solutions should complement and benefit customers, patients, and society as a whole.