Digital Health

<p>Patient consent is a huge part of what South Western Sydney Primary Health network does, with 20,000 now connected through iRAD, says Nick McGhie, the organization's digital health and data manager.</p>

Studies show the acute care at home model lowers mortality rates, reduces hospital readmissions and decreases lengths of stay.

<p>The health system is focused on automation, such as having virtual nurse models to help overextended bedside nurses, says CIO Myra Davis.</p> <p> </p>

A final rule on nursing home minimum staffing levels is due out after the comment period closes on November 6.

OCR says the use of such tools violates HIPAA when the information collected includes protected health information. 

<p>Deliver what healthcare workers want and address the burden of disease, says Dr. Ricardo Leite, CEO of I-DAIR.<br />  </p>

<p>Alisa Chestler, chair of the data protection, privacy and cybersecurity team at Baker Donelson, questions whether $20 million in annual funding from a new Behavioral Health Information Technology Coordination bill is enough to move the needle.</p> <p> </p>

Abridge's recent collaboration with Epic means its software is available in that EHR's clinical workflow.

Clinical decision support improves outcomes, ROI and the move to value-based care, says Yaw Fellin of Wolters Kluwer Health.

<p>Data sets can be integrated into population health stratification to discover health equity issues that are preventing access to care, says Lynn Carroll, COO of HSBlox.<br />  </p>