Quality and Safety

An executive who in his career has had oversight of nearly 70% of America's healthcare data explains the concept, and why it's needed for artificial intelligence to succeed in the industry.

Private Regency Specialist Hospital's smart ward also reduced 63% of manual documentation.

We spoke with a nurse expert on artificial intelligence who advises hospitals and health systems about potential hazards when working with AI vendors. She described the questions to ask those vendors, to assess whether they really understand healthcare.

The Golden State hits a milestone with its first pediatric Nucleus Nexa cochlear implant. Pediatric ear, nose and throat specialist Dr. Daniela Carvalho at Rady Children's Health in San Diego discusses the significance of this advance in hearing care.

Virtual services at the sprawling Florida health system have helped strengthen essential clinical programs, says Jonathan Witenko, transforming struggling initiatives into lasting pillars of care delivery.

In the third installment of this three-part series, clinical and IT leaders from the New Jersey health system discuss how its virtual acute care program is now enabling new innovations at its brick-and-mortar hospitals.

UPMC Children's Hospital tailors its use of custom-built and vendor AI tools to clinicians' actual problems, says Dr. Srinivasan Suresh, with multidisciplinary oversight to help protect vulnerable patients.

And "even though projects have a start and an end date, the work continues," says Epic Emeritus CMIO Dr. Jonathan M. Sternlieb, who offers some lessons from a long career as a physician and clinical informaticist.

More than half of Americans think the U.S. healthcare system is fundamentally broken, a new PwC Health Research Institute survey shows, and are looking to technologies, including AI and wearables, to improve care.

Technology can enable medical education programs to accept more students, even with space or site shortages. It also strengthens compliance and meets accreditation standards – while preparing med students for a digital-first healthcare environment.