Clinical
Universal Brain Founder and CEO Dr. Kazu Okuda, a psychiatrist, discusses precision psychiatry and the technology that facilitates this form of treatment in the home.
Nursing and IT
For nurse practitioners and physician assistants in states with restrictive practice rules, it matches them with other clinicians, automates licensing compliance and provides EHR-agnostic chart sharing and a HIPAA-compliant chat.
Also, Mater has added more specialties to its eConsultant service.
Orbis International has partnered with surgical training company FundamentalVR to train students in ophthalmic surgery to treat cataracts using VR. Dr. Hunter Cherwek, VP of clinical services and technologies at Orbis, explains.
"It would be political malpractice for Congress to sit on its hands and not respond to this report," says AMA president.
Also: OM1 now offers a platform that translates population patterns for clinical decision-making at the provider level.
HIMSS24 Europe
Christine Antorini, former minister of education for Denmark, talks about her decision to enter nursing school after her political career and calls for policymakers to provide more flexible educational opportunities for working adults.
They have a crucial role in improving healthcare technology usability, from testing to leadership, says Olga Kagan, RN, consortial faculty and associate adjunct professor at CUNY School of Professional Studies and 2024 HIMSS Changemaker award recipient.
Nursing and IT
Nurse groups are focused on fixing what they say are untenable nurse-to-patient ratios. As legislation mandating staff ratios looms, AI and virtual care may offer a way forward.
Led by a Mass General quality and safety veteran, the command center enables the Department of Public Health to respond to any possible clinical and other challenges at the state's hospitals owned by the ailing health system.