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Epic Emeritus CMIO and former HIMSS Board Chair Dr. Michael H. Zaroukian offers health system IT leaders lessons from literature, frameworks for accomplishment, and an in-depth look into HIMSS Maturity Models designed to get EHRs to peak performance.

China Medical University Hospital came in first for the 2023 HIMSS Digital Health Indicator global ranking, announced earlier this year.

As health systems prioritize population health management, disparate factors such as patient engagement, social determinants of health and AI-enabled decision support all have roles to play, says Brian Dixon, research scientist at Regenstrief Institute.

Intermountain, Northern Light Health and University of Missouri Health Care are the most recent organizations recognized for their use of IT to improve care delivery.

The Salt Lake City health system cites "significantly higher" provider satisfaction scores as it moves to a single electronic health record. UPMC's switch to Epic for inpatient care by 2026, meanwhile, will be "transformative," says its CIO.

The most recent winners, including Stanford Medicine, Saint Luke's and health systems in Canada and Taiwan, are proving innovative in their use of information and technology to improve care delivery.

The health system harnessed information and technology to boost vaccination rates for people of color and mitigate infections among its acute care patients, among other achievements.

Researchers from the University of California, San Diego found that factors such as lack of insurance, economic instability and poor transportation to obtain care were associated with a 30-day readmission.

In a preview of his HIMSS22 session, Dr. Thomas Selva talks through his team's Davies Award-winning strategy to detect the life-threatening condition early.

The CEO of Baptist Health South Florida Homestead Hospital gives a deep-dive look into how they did it with help from Cerner – and offers lessons for other hospitals on the road to EHR excellence.