Population Health

Improving accountability and streamlining technical complexities are key to improving cybersecurity postures now at small- to medium-sized hospitals, says Jackie Mattingly of Clearwater.

The network covers patients within an area ranging 53,000 square miles. Access to essential mental and behavioral health services has skyrocketed, with patients getting care in hours not weeks, two telehealth leaders report.

With artificial intelligence projects underway nationwide, many health systems are seeing success, but some are stuck in the infamous trough of disillusionment. The pre-conference forum will offer practical tips to help maintain forward momentum.

Nine pilot programs will test the interoperability of behavioral health-specific data elements to strengthen care coordination and social referral workflows, streamline federal reporting and more.

While hospitals and health systems continue to face an array of significant challenges, human-centered innovations that pair data with agility are helping improve caregiver experience and patient care, the research firm says. 

Medical researchers at Mass General Brigham say the self-supervised foundational model can identify inherent features from brain MRI datasets and is adaptable to other healthcare applications, including brain cancer treatment.

By pairing medication therapy with consistent, telemedicine-enabled clinical oversight and care management support, the health system's program tackles the behavioral and lifestyle components necessary for success.

Tom Gillette, CIO at Miami Beach-based Mount Sinai Medical Center, and Erich Glasbrenner, the health system's chief nursing informatics officer, are focused on transforming patient access and experience in the year ahead.

The Future Communities Institute and its partners in the San Francisco Bay Area plan to use AI to act as a force multiplier for street medical teams that help to improve patient outcomes and social referrals for the region's homeless.

Encouraging healthcare consumerism among the young should be another goal, says Greg Farnum, who works in federal strategic advisory at Audacious Inquiry. He digs into these three issues for the year ahead.