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What's more, staff used the analytics to slash inpatient length of stay from 5.99 days to 5.29 – a result "not driven by a single initiative, but by the cumulative effect of real-time visibility and coordinated action," says a performance improvement director.

Recent digital maturity assessments at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, Government of Jersey and King's College NHS Trust show that validation – not ambition – is the key to transforming healthcare systems.

National University Health System assistant group CTO Dr Gao Yujia shares 5G-enabled connected health projects in the pipeline.

A new platform from Sophia Genetics is helping the health system improve genomic testing workflows and the quality of cancer care, the company says. 

"Health systems are investing greatly in innovative digital and AI technologies, but the gap between what technology can do and what clinicians actually use is where value is won or lost," says Children's Healthcare of Atlanta's Jeremy Meller.

In addition to offering EMRAM and other models, HIMSS can support healthcare organizations in achieving digital maturity, says Jill Seys, senior director for North America analytics at HIMSS.

Peer-reviewed medical research, published by the New England Journal of Medicine and the JAMA Network, will be accessible during patient encounters on the company's AI-enabled care platform.

LTC telehealth must be tailored to the needs of vulnerable populations, says one chief medical officer, who explains some of the challenges of scaling it across a diverse network and the keys to improving patient outcomes with virtual care.

Australia is investing heavily in digital health – but without redefining ROI beyond short-term financial returns, much of its true value risks going unmeasured.

A final rule is expected later this spring, and many of its proposed changes would be time‑consuming and costly for covered entities and business associates to manage. But implementing some of these practices and controls could help.