Clinical

Since instituting a safety program two years ago the hospital has saved $1.6 million, reduced overall hospital-acquired conditions by 30 percent and cut some specific conditions by nearly 80 percent. 

Boston Children's Hospital and GE Healthcare are working together on new pediatric brain software they plan to take to market.

Instead of envisioning AI outpacing humanity as we know it, researchers spot prime opportunities for clinical decision support, patient monitoring, surgery and more. 

Healthcare IT News took the pulse of its Best Hospital IT Departments 2016 winners and found that progress on these fronts is fluctuating – from ‘dabbling’ today to leading-edge work toward next-generation care delivery.

Researchers found several factors affect women’s use of the internet for self-care, including age, education and ethnicity.

The technology company said it will use the money to focus on secure access of health data via smartphones in developing nations.

The five-year partnership will focus on best practices for genomics analytics and collaborating on tools to better process and integrate data.

The HIE will use the tool to more systematically share data across its various provider organizations. 

The startup’s AI platform for healthcare focuses on improving clinical outcomes and streamlining operations, the company said. 

Penn Medicine’s Brian Wells puts out a call to technology companies to incorporate new functionalities that could vastly improve how physicians personalize care and eradicate killer diseases.