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Smaller hospitals are having to make financial resource decisions between cybersecurity and investment in patient care devices such as CT scanners, says Wes Wright, chief healthcare officer of Ordr.  

Available in early 2024, ClearNetwork will apply to all drugs on a plan sponsor's list of covered generic, branded and specialty medications.

Identifying the right people who understand the correct process is critical, says Gajendira Sivajothi, group director of eHealth at Thomson Hospital Kota Damansara, Malaysia.

Changes would increase incentives to engage the American Indian and Alaska Native population, whose communities have been underserved.

Engage clinicians and other stakeholders who need to own the project, says Dr. Tamara Sunbul, medical director of Clinical Informatics, who helped implement Epic at Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare.  

Froedtert president and CEO Cathy Jacobson says the move is consistent with the company's mission to enhance care 'by innovation and discovery.'

Family caregivers have numerous challenges, including being recognized as part of the healthcare treatment process, says Felisha Norrington, director of academic assistance at GSU's College of Nursing and Health Professions.  

There were about 355,000 practicing NPs nationally in 2022, but this year, that number grew to 385,000.

AI can detect patients who are at high risk even as they're in the ambulance on the way to the hospital, says Professor Oscar Lee, vice superintendent of China Medical University Hospital, a 2023 HIMSS Davies Award recipient.  

The health system says it will create a new model of care and build a center of mental health excellence as part of its effort.