Quality and Safety
Monthly Update: HIMSS Media Editor in Chief Jonah Comstock shares some of the biggest headlines from August, including HIMSS21 and HIMSS21 Digital highlights, and Apple and Google scaling back their health operations.
Hospitals in Louisiana and Mississippi were already overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients before Ida hit.
The effort is part of a broader initiative to improve access to mental healthcare, according to the insurer.
Dr. Brian Covino, chief medical officer at Cohere Health, talks about reducing payer and provider friction and the CMS' proposed rule on prior authorizations.
Idaho Governor Brad Little said the real solution to the crisis is more Idahoans choosing to receive COVID-19 vaccine.
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As more humans venture into space for longer and farther trips, there will be space health challenges that will need to be addressed, says Aenor Sawyer, MD, director of the UC Space Health Program at UCSF.
In addition to having to pay millions, Sutter Health must adopt a number of new business practices to encourage transparency and restore competition in the area.
The caregivers had authorized a strike last month to improve staffing, pay, benefits and COVID-19-related health safeguards.
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Providers are looking to 5G to drive real-time care innovation, and so Verizon is partnering with companies and health systems to develop solutions that address real-world clinical applications.
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COVID-19 has created changes and the opportunities for digital health, say Reid Oakes, executive VP, HIMSS Analytics, and Dr. Anne Snowdon, director of clinical research, HIMSS Analytics, Canada.