Clinical

Integrating the NVIDIA Clara healthcare platform could allow Medtronic to scale the development of algorithms to enhance real-time procedures and improve patient care.

The health system has added 3.5 cases per OR per month, which means greater revenue, shorter waiting lists for patients – and busier and more satisfied surgeons.

Patient satisfaction has been up 18% for those using the virtual care program compared with those hospitalized in a bricks-and-mortar facility, the health system's chief digital officer says, with many feeling more empowered to manage their conditions.

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In a preview of her HIMSS23 session, Florence Hudson, executive director of Columbia University Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub, describes the Clinical Internet of Things, a new IEEE spec designed around trust, identity, privacy, protection and safety.

Matt Doyle, R&D Team Lead & Software Development Team Leader for Interoperability at Epic, highlights the benefits of healthcare interoperability and how as a QHIN the company will simplify connectivity for providers.

In a preview of his HIMSS23 presentation, Sidney Dixon, chief applications officer at Tower Health, discusses the value of properly archiving legacy data as part of EHR conversions.

The partnership powers scheduling for Zaya Care's in-demand and hard-to-access pregnancy and postpartum care services, including lactation support, on the Zocdoc marketplace. 

ATSS Chief Operating Officer Sami Boustany discusses providing RPM systems to institutions such as the Saud Al-Babtain Cardiac Center and other ongoing work with the Saudi Ministry of Health.

Tom O'Neil, managing director of Berkeley Research Group, says boards need to think hard about how machine learning models are approved and deployed, since big issues related to safety, efficacy and transparency are at stake.