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All organizations need to define where their cybersecurity risks lie, and consider gaps in threat monitoring, says Steve Cagle, CEO of Clearwater. "It's not just the technology, but it's also the people and the process part of it," he said.
Most nurses want better pay, and 35% say it's extremely likely they will change jobs this year.
Internal sponsors have been hugely helpful in encouraging their peers to adopt telehealth and RPM at Providence, says Dr. Eve Cunningham, the health system's chief of virtual care and digital health, and a HIMSS24 Changemaker.
CIOs, CISOs, CMIOs and CEOs should all be collaborating to strengthen security controls while also enabling clinicians to access the information they need to treat patients, says Dr. Eric Liederman, CEO of CyberSolutionsMD.
An evidence-driven, app-based tool leverages trending and forecasting data to help multiple sclerosis patients manage their fatigue, says Dr. Guido Giunti, digital therapeutics lead at Trinity College Dublin and 2024 HIMSS Changemaker award winner.
Ellen Arigorat, nursing informatics program director at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, supports digital technology adoption in clinical workflows, with a focus on health equity.
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People respond differently to medications. Prescribing could be optimised through pharmacogenomic testing, which could reduce medication waste, notes Clinical Innovation Lead for the University of Manchester Videha Sharma.
In what's billed as the first use of genAI-powered medical documentation in U.S. emergency departments, HCA Healthcare clinicians say a recent pilot with Augmedix shortened charting time and reduced their daily burden.
Showing clinicians how new technologies can streamline their workflows builds a connection with them and breaks down their resistance to adopting these tools, says Rachelle Landry, VP of clinical transformation at BD.
Technology usability issues contribute to burnout. But involving clinicians in developing and deploying tools that fit their workflows is the answer, says Dr. Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, president of the American Medical Association.