Strategic Planning

Aside from assisting in clinical matters, RTLS technology can allow leaders to track clinicians and respond quickly if they need help, said Northeast Georgia Health System CIO Chris Paravate.

Health systems can use predictive analytics and AI in models to staff the ER and for other intelligence scheduling, says Larry Adams, RN, EVP and chief nurse executive at ShiftMed.  

Security risk trends include the move to mobile, a password-less future and outsourcing, says Joel Burleson-Davis, SVP Worldwide Engineering Cyber at Imprivata.  

The critical access hospital will become AdventHealth Polk and join AdventHealth Hendersonville in providing care to Western North Carolina.

The state has taken steps to save five Steward hospitals after WARN notice announces closure of two others.

An automated process resulted in Humana instantly approving 70% of prior authorization requests, says Greg LeGrow, executive director of payer product market strategy at athenahealth, and Mark Fleming, senior director of product at Availity.

Virtual specialty care company Story Health helps patients go home after hospitalization through a model built on technology, an expanded care team and partnerships, says CEO and cofounder Tom Stanis.

Digitally enabled work environments that have an automated data flow across information systems make a difference in patient health, says HIMSS Chief Scientific Research Officer Anne Snowdon.  

Kaiser reported operating revenues of $29.1 billion and operating expenses of $28.2 billion during the quarter.

Keuvery Hospital, a multispecialty Indian hospital chain that began with 30 beds and a shortage of resources, has now digitized most components of hospital operations, says founder Dr. Manivannan Selvaraj.