Quality and Safety

Vanessa Janissen, national director of strategy and service development at Calvary Health Care in Australia, says the digital health indicator has helped remove care siloes and enabled a more integrated, outcomes-orientated healthcare system.

The Digital Care Act will encourage companies to develop applications that can enter standard care and present greater opportunities for digital health innovation, claims Julia Pietsch, senior manager of digital health for Germany Trade & Invest.

Addresses, dates of birth and Social Security numbers were potentially compromised over a period of more than two years.

The findings point to fundamental inequalities in nursing homes resulting from segregated facilities.

Ifan Evans, director of technology, digital & transformation for the Welsh Government Health and Social Services, says Wales is prioritizing tools that have proved popular with patients.

The agency said the roadmap stresses the importance of multi-payer alignment in value-based care to drive care transformation.

Hal Wolf, president and CEO of HIMSS, says digital maturity must be utilized to improve outcomes and manage the pandemic more effectively.

Alexander Ihls, business development manager at Healthcare DACH, InterSystems, discusses AI application in radiology and its value to radiologists.

Following an independent investigation in a trial participant's "unexplained illness," the company got the go-ahead to resume testing.

Blacks were more likely to serve in several occupations deemed essential during the pandemic, from healthcare support to social work.