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Extracting high-quality data can improve patient outcomes by providing personalized treatments more efficiently via digital solutions, says Thryve founder and CEO Friedrich Lämmel.

Dr. Ceri Thompson, deputy head of the eHealth, Wellbeing and Ageing unit at the European Commission, says health data systems must be based on infrastructure and mechanisms that people can trust to ensure effective adoption.

Since launching the new systems, the health system has increased organic traffic to its website by nearly 30% and increased provider data accuracy by the same percentage.

The machine learning algorithm, already in place at a dozen M Health Fairview hospitals, will soon be available to other provider customers via Epic's App Orchard. 

The HIMSS validation measures adoption and maturity of inpatient EMR capabilities - more can be learned at the HIMSS & Health 2.0 Middle East Digital Health Conference and Exhibition taking place 29 Nov-2 Dec 2020.

HIMSS Media are expanding their Europe/UK editions to encompass MEA, with Healthcare IT News and MobiHealthNews now including a more comprehensive and inclusive Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) edition.

Kuwait’s 2035 vision aims to strengthen investment in high quality healthcare which has already led to increased efficiency, use of innovative technology and a changing culture. 

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services may follow through on threats to revoke federal Medicare funding for hospitals that don't meet COVID-19 patient data requirements, reported NPR this week.

Amy Trainor, vice president of IS clinical systems at Ochsner Health, shares how, in the midst of the crisis, the healthcare provider organized, formatted and shared data for a "never again" scenario.

The COVID-19 pandemic presents both challenges and opportunities for real-world data generation surrounding scale, privacy and ethics, says Nigel Hughes, scientific director RWD/RWE at Janssen Research and Development.