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By HIMSS TV | 01:46 pm | September 10, 2020
CalvertHealth adds clinical decision support and the ability to see patient activity outside the four walls of the hospital, enabling, among other things, a 94% reduction in Dilaudid use.
By HIMSS TV | 07:57 am | September 10, 2020
Progress is being made in terms of empowering patients at an organizational level, but there is room for improvement at an institutional level, says Theo Sergiou, a patient speaker and activist.
By Jeff Lagasse | 03:28 pm | September 09, 2020
The exposed information included patients' full name, date of birth, contact information, and admission and discharge dates.
By Susan Morse | 03:04 pm | September 09, 2020
The company says it is working to expedite the review of the single event to minimize any potential impact on the trial timeline. 
By HIMSS TV | 08:31 am | September 09, 2020
Ran Balicer, chief innovation officer at Clalit Health Services in Israel, discusses implementing innovative services on a patient population level, based on data to identify potential issues to prevent disease.
By Susan Morse | 04:49 pm | September 08, 2020
Insurers can use their member data to help identify which people meet the criteria to be eligible for the vaccine, AHIP says.
By Jeff Lagasse | 04:05 pm | September 04, 2020
Only 54% of Medicare patients referred to home healthcare services following a hospitalization received home healthcare visits.
By Jeff Lagasse | 12:45 pm | September 04, 2020
Patients can find information about doctors, hospitals and nursing homes without searching through multiple tools.
By Jeff Lagasse | 11:49 am | September 04, 2020
The distribution is the latest update in the previously announced $5 billion in support to nursing homes wrestling with COVID-19.
By HIMSS TV | 12:30 am | September 04, 2020
The NHS AI Lab will help facilitate the adoption of artificial intelligence into clinical settings, but quality of data is imperative, says Indra Joshi, director of AI at the NHSX.