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The technology by Deputy offers a “touchless clock-in” for staff which enables them to register for work without touching a screen.
Zero Trust
"Cyber criminals will use a time of crisis to cover some of their actions in a very opportunistic way. And so we try to track and match our operations and vigilance to that."
The crowdsourced approach, funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, aims to facilitate fast-track research on ways to better protect front-line caregivers.
St. Stephen's Hospital, based in Hervey Bay, Queensland, one of the first HIMSS Stage 7 hospitals in Australia, used bar coding, CPOE and change-management strategies to boost its patient safety.
Population Health
Operation PPE and other initiatives are leveraging computer science, mechanical engineering, 3D printers and laser cutting, drawing on the expertise of architecture firms worldwide.
Physicians are now allowed to care for patients at rural hospitals "via phone, radio or online communication, without having to be physically present."
The HIMSS Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform Initiative & Community has curated tools and organized them into a set of online resources.
Population Health
At the Maine Rural Health Research Center, the goal is to help critical access hospitals find innovative and cost-effective ways to build healthier communities.
The COVID-19 pandemic is leading to innovative projects and creative thinking to address the shortages of PPE and respiratory machines using 3D printing.
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