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Concord Technologies' tools combine data from faxes and EHRs into HL7's C-CDA digital format for secure transmission to other healthcare organizations. Garrett Singletary, the company's senior software engineer of data and AI, explains why that matters.  

Nurses and others providing inpatient care are struggling the most with documentation burden, but a new Arch Collaborative report offers some advice on helping reduce nurse burnout and turnover.

Securing transportation and other needed resources for patients through text messages is one way to ensure health equity for the underserved, says Dr. Emily C. Webber, CMIO at Indiana University Health and 2024 Changemaker Award winner.  

The data-driven Patient Acuity Nursing Tool, or PANT, maximizes patient and nursing outcomes, and has been extensively validated and determined to be an accurate reflection of nursing workload for various patient populations, the project coordinator reports.

When risks of digital disruptions are high, healthcare leaders must build business continuity plans that include holistic data management and security, says Tony Black, global director of healthcare, privacy and digital transformation at Kyndryl.  

This new scalability is possible because spinoff Praia Health's Consumer Platform does the heavy lifting associated with creating new features and capabilities within the health system's logged-in experiences, explains Providence's SVP of product and tech innovation.

To help health IT leaders address the risks associated with AI, here are some key steps to help approach digital transformation in a safe and sustainable way.

Suki AI's flagship product, in use at more than 250 health systems, prepares clinical notes and codes after each visit to give clinicians more time with patients and lower documentation. Punit Soni, CEO and founder, explains.  

The health system's savings have come from the platform's ability to conduct preferred product swaps, identify contract discrepancies and local contract savings, and swiftly assess shortage impacts then devise mitigation strategies.

Project Asclepius aims to modernize meds processes that are too often still manual, say leaders from Cleveland Clinic London and other organizations working to help providers streamline their pharmacies to boost patient safety and gain cost efficiencies.