Decision Support

Simulated attacks on a healthcare organization can help infosec leaders assess their security posture, but not all pen testers are created equal and not every provider is ready to be tested.

This case study looks at the electronic prescription support technology now guiding roughly 80 percent of the health system's prescription decisions.

Post-surgical readmissions were halved at the health system, HIMSS says, driven by EHR optimization and decision support tools – it's also helped combat potential opioid dependency.

Jack Resneck, chair of the American Medical Association Board of Trustees, emphasizes the need for physicians to be involved in the early stages of app development to ensure they actually improve the overall care quality for patients.

Imagine knowing, in real time, whether a patient will suffer a surgical infection as a surgeon closes up a wound.

Data scientists from Takeda and institute ConvergeHEALTH by Deloitte are applying artificial intelligence to pools of patient data to test how treatment-resistant depression responds to medication.

By deploying a mental health IT platform, Comprehensive Mental Health Services provided evidence-based, self-care interventions to combat depression and anxiety.

It hopes decision support and clinical surveillance tools will help boost standards of care at all sites across its 10-state health system.

A case manager at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center devised a new program that also reaped an 81 percent reduction in avoidable emergency department visits by high utilizers.

The technology, in progress at the university's CSAIL institute, could help locate cancer and guide deployment of internal treatments.