Clinical

Dr. Alan Forster, director of innovation, transformation and clinical performance at McGill University Health Centre, discusses data-driven insights to spot gaps in care and improve the evaluation of goals.  

Collaborations and integrations aim to streamline access to patient medical histories via national networks, drive more proactive pediatric care, expand behavioral telehealth and pioneer more hospital automation.

The goal is to move digital therapeutics forward by ensuring validation and accreditation in healthcare, say Scott Stuewe, president and CEO of DirectTrust, and Andy Molnar, CEO of the Digital Therapeutics Alliance.  

There are big differences between hospital-at-home and SNF-at-home care. Robert Latz, CIO of Trinity Rehabilitation Services, talks about some of the challenges of determining which is most appropriate for discharged patients.  

"Doctors have specific ways they like to document information," says Dr. Dean Dalili, chief medical officer of DeepScribe, who describes why personalization is a must when using ambient AI note-taking to reduce burnout.

Holograms and extended reality have unique roles in patient engagement and education. Cole Wiser, executive creative director at the Virtual Wild, and Srini Iyer, SVP at Leidos, explain.  

Oscar Alleyne, managing director of the public health division, discusses the value of public and private partnerships and describes what its federally funded research and development centers do to help organizations plan for the next pandemic. 

Also, Japan has put up an online directory of health facilities offering childbirth services across the country.

Sunshine Coast Health has been using AI-driven workflows to streamline communications.

The informatics group polled clinicians about the "pervasive challenge" of excessive administrative work, and found that 75% of respondents think too much documentation is detracting from care quality.