Quality and Safety

Dr. Lloyd McCann, CEO of Mercy Radiology and head of digital health for Healthcare Holdings, discusses how shifting to value-based care benefits patients, clinicians and the organization as a whole.

The complaint follows a cybersecurity incident earlier this year that potentially exposed the personal information of more than 700,000 people.

Sri Bharadwaj, VP of digital innovation at the Franciscan Alliance, explains why the telehealth and digital health innovations that were accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic are here to stay.

Cloud-based technologies are the priority, says one Frost & Sullivan analyst, as health systems work to marshal data and deploy AI for quality improvement, cost reduction and improved patient and clinician experience.

New research suggests vulnerabilities in healthcare's API "last mile," while another report assesses the cost of unsecured devices.  

Germany has pioneered prescribing apps to patients within their normal care setting, in the form of DiGAs, a system France will replicate, as outlined by Armin Scheuer, VP of Business Development International at HIMSS.

Patient safety advocate Mark Neuenschwander is now working to make hospital intravenous therapy as safe as humanly – and robotically – possible.

Analysts from Mandiant Intelligence say FIN12 has been behind multiple ransomware attacks on hospitals and other provider organizations dating back at least to October 2018.

In an interview with HIMSS TV, Dr Lloyd McCann, CEO of Mercy Radiology and Clinics, and Head of Digital Health for Healthcare Holdings Limited, explains how digital transformation is central to the Auckland provider’s drive to become a mature analytics organisation and deliver innovative value-based care.

The agency noted that communications about cyber risks should be easy to understand and readily available online.