News

Bob Watson, CEO of Health Gorilla, explains why providers can expect interoperability enforcement under CMS and the advantages of adoption.

Also, Macquarie University Health has gone live with an AI platform to automate and streamline patient record management.

And that was as the health system's ED visit volume increased by more than 20%. The analytics tool has relieved pressure on the emergency department while improving patient satisfaction. A doctor of nurse practice and patient throughput expert offers details on those successes.

New this month: Artificial intelligence and analytics platforms seek to help providers improve compliance, patient care experience and quality ratings.

Within the first week of use, the badges helped security teams at the Michigan health system quickly stop more than a dozen dangerous incidents. That's a big safety improvement for nurses and other staff, compared to its previous phone-based process.

Access to timely and affordable virtual care is in jeopardy as the federal government goes dark without an extension for CMS telehealth flexibilities, which expired Sept. 30.

Clinical innovation is essential to meet the challenges of ageing populations and shrinking workforces. This was the focus of a GE HealthCare session at HIMSS25 Europe, led by EMEA chief medical officer Prof Dr Mathias Goyen with a panel of experts.

The practice receives more than 1,000 calls a day. Artificial intelligence agents are helping manage that call volume and reducing staffing needs – a huge cost savings as employees shift to more complex responsibilities.

Its latest interoperability projects explore privacy-preserving applications that could improve the accuracy and scalability of individual access services under TEFCA and test FHIR-based capabilities.

The report also notes that more than half of clinical and IT leaders are not confident that shared devices fully protect patient data.