Quality and Safety

The expansion of knowledge in the digital age has been exponential, but clinical teams have to harness it to make it actionable.

The results are encouraging in light of the spreading coronavirus, a high-visibility public health threat of international concern.

BroadReach co-founder and co-CEO Dr. John Sargent says management decision making and its implementation are the key challenges that must be addressed on a global level in order to ultimately improve outcomes.

Dr. Aziz Ahmet Surel, coordinator chief physician at Ankara City Hospital in Turkey, shares three key factors in driving digital transformation and achieving HIMSS EMRAM Stage 7.

Dr. Manish Kohli, managing director of Beyond Horizon Health, describes why in the innovation process, healthcare organizations need to align technology to the end results.

Dr. Tullawat Pacharapha of Vejthani Hospital sees a shift coming in Thailand's medical tourism industry.

If properly integrated into clinician workflows, predictive analytics can result in efficiencies and better outcomes, HIMSS20 speaker says.

Little progress is being made to integrate social services with medical care despite increased attention and effort.

Alan Craig, a patient advocate from Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, is using patient portal MyChart to better manage his condition.

Yauheni Solad, medical director of digital health at Yale New Haven Health, says the current goal is to create a robust API infrastructure, a living system where everything is connected so data is available for decision-making.