Business Intelligence

Analytics usage for major decision making varies widely across hospitals and health systems, and still often happens in a siloed or ad hoc way, according to a new study from HIMSS Analytics

Even though machine learning has great potential, James Weese, system vice president at Aurora Healthcare, says most of the trials he's seen have not been successful.

Four experts in artificial intelligence technology offer advice to healthcare CIOs on how to best begin implementing an AI system.

To help combat the opioid crisis, the medical center invested in inventory and analytics technology that helps accurately and consistently identify cases of drug diversion.

After two governance attempts that stalled, the University of Vermont Health Network finally finds success after bringing in a tech and consulting firm for some unbiased, third-party help.

Dr. Bassam Mahboub, the former head of the innovation team at the Dubai Health Authority, says when data is publicly available, it makes the whole system more agile and more innovative.

Its community health workers are in the early stages of collecting and using this information with the goal of viewing the social data alongside clinical data within the health system’s EHRs.

Further, gaining the ability to accelerate physical therapy sped up recovery time and decreased length of stay, which freed beds, brought in more patients and increased surgical volume to drive revenue.

Many organisations embarking on the journey of transformation in healthcare do so from the perspective of the technology and all too often focus on transferring current ways of working, says Sam Shah, director of digital development at NHS England.