Data Warehousing

The 1,600-bed teaching hospital is also expanding telemedicine access and piloting hospital-at-home service, says digital health head Dr Ong Tek Aik.

It has helped two big hospitals in Saudi Arabia to get their EMR system validated for Stage 7 of the HIMSS EMRAM.

Nearly 40% of participating healthcare organizations reported that most of their infrastructure is on premises, but accelerating cloud migration is a top priority over the next 12 to 24 months – perhaps second only to cybersecurity.

According to Philip Gribbon and Dr Christian Muehlendyck, Europe's IDERHA initiative, set to go live in 2026, will guide users to data sources so they can collaborate to safely test AI algorithms without moving the data.

The SheHer app, which enables women to find healthcare content and medical professionals, is being translated for global use. Cofounder Mariatheresa Kadushi says it will also collect data that can train AI to help reduce bias.

In Brooklyn this past week, leaders from health organizations of all shapes and sizes explored artificial intelligence's challenges and immense opportunities – from basic data governance to advanced agentic models (and everything in-between).

As countries prepare for the European Health Data Space, Estonia and Finland are piloting a cancer screening project to better understand the challenges of cross-border data sharing, says Estonia Ministry of Social Affairs' Jaanika Merilo.

European legislation, workforce trends, women’s health, AI implementations, and more will be in the spotlight at HIMSS25 Europe at the Palais des Congrès de Paris, France on 10-12 June 2025.

Concord Technologies' AI-powered cloud fax tool enables fast, secure clinical data exchange and extracts EHR data from transmitted documents, says the company's CEO William Cavanaugh.

Frederick Health’s precision medicine program integrates patients' genetic data into clinical workflows to support tailored decision-making. Jackie Rice, the hospital's chief information officer, describes the benefits.