Data Warehousing

Allison Viola, Senior Advisor for Health IT at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, says data collected is too often inaccurate or not reflective of populations' demographics.

"We've been able to minimize interruptions to hospital operations and patient care, foster ongoing healthcare innovations with AI and analytics, and allow clinicians to access medical data in seconds," a tech director says.

The letter from Sen. Mark Warner to the Facebook founder comes just days after Advocate Aurora Health notified patients of a potential breach involving a pixel-tracking tool.

The health system says that, "out of an abundance of caution," it's assuming that anyone with Advocate Aurora Health MyChart account, including users of its LiveWell app, could be affected – as many as 3 million people.

Aimed at health organizations with complex compliance requirements, the Landing Zone Accelerator for Healthcare offers a no-code solution across dozens of AWS services and can help govern multi-account environments.

Healthcare providers must also consider clinical data management in their journey to provide patient-centred care.

This HIMSS22 APAC session highlighted the digital transformation journey of Korea University Anam Hospital.

Working with the Pittsburgh health system's VC and innovation arm, the company aims to build out its data management platform, enabling a more streamlined process for clients to access unstructured clinical notes.

Improving healthcare access requires data initiatives that allow agencies and providers across states to build a holistic view of a patient's needs, says Sumit Sajnani, health information technology officer for Connecticut's Office of Health Strategy.

What do providers need to do better to protect against cyberattacks? A former healthcare CISO, now leading security strategies at Google Cloud, gives some advice.