Clinical

Harmonizing HIPAA with interoperability, third-party compliance and data usability are among the priorities this year for Rita Bowen, a member of the Sequoia Project board of directors and MRO vice president.

Consumerism could have an even bigger impact on healthcare delivery and technology adoption this year, says Jennifer Goldsack, CEO of the Digital Medicine Society.

A value-based care expert offers insights on direct primary care – and explains the digital infrastructure required to coordinate the various organizations involved.

A government-funded study found 27% of pediatric nurses surveyed reporting burnout. Those that didn't cited open communication and unit-level teamwork as key factors. 

 The results provide evidence that Medicaid expansion is beneficial for the health of those who have just given birth.

Leaders from Samsung Medical Center describe how the South Korean government has been collaborating with hospitals like theirs to build data-driven and research-centered institutions that deliver excellent care.

Baptist Health is keeping pace with Jacksonville's booming growth, say the health system's CDIO, Aaron Miri, and Melanie Husk, its chief consumer officer, using a digital strategy focused on patient "delight" and secured by identity access management.

The Chennai-based health system's scale is never a hindrance to achieving digital maturity, says CIO Arvind Sivaramakrishnan, who explains how its teams achieved triple Stage 6 HIMSS Digital Maturity Model validations.

 Data shows hospitals lost 2.47% of their workforce last year. RNs left at an alarming rate.

One expert contends telehealth can be the key to these programs, and that virtual care can be a disease-prevention tool to help with value-based care reimbursement models.