Operations

More than 90% of messages can be handled by virtual nurses, which eases workforce shortages and burnout, says Anurag Mehta, CEO of Omega Healthcare.  

The deal will allow Summa Health to eliminate $850M in existing debt.

oVRcome can treat the 80% of people who have an anxiety disorder who cannot access a physical location, through Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy on a smartphone, says founder and CEO Adam Hutchinson.

Burnout was also heavily associated with medication errors, patient safety incidents and other adverse events.

Rutgers will use the grant to create interventions ranging from diagnostics to medical procedures and behavioral health interventions.

When hit, all hospital functions are severely impaired, including clinical care delivery, which can result in patient deaths, says Eric Liederman, CEO of CybersolutionsMD and former national leader of privacy, security and IT infrastructure at Kaiser Permanente.  

Hospitals didn't have Change Healthcare on their radar as a risk when the ransomware attack affected them, says John Riggi.

Passwords don't need to be changed as often as every 90 days, but multifactor authentication is a must, says Jonathan Bauer, CIO Atlantic General Hospital Health System.  

The intent of prior authorization - to make efficient use of health resources - has not worked, says Peter Ax of UpScriptHealth.

UC Davis Health has adopted technology in a partnership to prioritize stroke cases and share information across academic medical centers. This led to efficiencies and better patient outcomes, says chief AI advisor Dennis Chornenky.