Analytics

Leaders from Samsung Medical Center describe how the South Korean government has been collaborating with hospitals like theirs to build data-driven and research-centered institutions that deliver excellent care.

The Chennai-based health system's scale is never a hindrance to achieving digital maturity, says CIO Arvind Sivaramakrishnan, who explains how its teams achieved triple Stage 6 HIMSS Digital Maturity Model validations.

After two years of corporate streamlining, the longtime health IT vendor will offer connectivity and analytics tools under a new name.

The hospital attained the highest score for the year 2022.

Efforts to harness artificial intelligence to streamline healthcare operations and improve patient outcomes accelerated this year, as providers strove to fine-tune algorithms and arrive at deeper insights into clinical and operational patterns.

One analysis found overall, inpatient and/or observational admissions dropped by 30%, readmissions decreased by 46%, and total costs of care fell by 20%.

Leveraging AI, machine learning and neural networks can help healthcare standardize data, comply with info blocking requirements and improve health outcomes.

Community Health Network is tackling friction in care delivery and enhancing patient experience, says Dr. Patrick McGill, the health system's EVP and chief transformation officer.

The study of 35 million telehealth visits found that most patients did not require in-person visits within 90 days of online appointments, indicating virtual visits as an effective "alternative, rather than duplicative" care modality.

These three areas of health IT will be key for provider CIOs and other leaders to get right to ensure the best outcomes, one expert predicts.