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With boots-on-the-ground experience, Sedgwick SVP Andrea Buhl said her provider experience has helped her as a payer.

The provider organization replaced phones, pagers, medication scanners, cameras and computers with a single mobile computer, and a system from Cerner.

NHS clinical staff have until 4 March to apply. 

The school is designed to teach students how to use technology to deliver high-quality care in new and collaborative ways.

Medical equipment now can be easily located and maintained. And rental and repair costs are way down thanks to the RTLS.

Royal Philips unveils cardiovascular imaging and IT, Critical Alert Systems debuts a nurse call platform, InstaMed expands and secures payments, and Citrix creates digital workspaces for Wellspan Health.

A new survey reveals that consumers still prefer phone interactions but want more communication, including digital means. And a majority are open to giving their doctors real-time access to health information via connected devices and apps.

With worries that China and other countries are outpacing the U.S. in artificial intelligence maturity, the initiative seeks to boost R&D and education. But it's spare on specifics and has no new funding attached.

Dr Eric Topol led a review looking at the implications of digital technology deployment for the existing and future NHS workforce.

It’s pivotal for organizations to institute an ongoing program that promotes a state of continuous improvement, keeping pace with new functionality, one HIMSS19 speaker says.