Quality and Safety
UnitedHealth Group says it identified a suspected nation-state associated cybersecurity threat.
HIMSS24
Jody Long of PointClickCare says responsibly implemented AI can help bedside practitioners make better, more-informed decisions.
Cybersecurity incident could have significant cascading and disruptive effects on revenue cycle and services by Optum, AHA says.
Pharmacies nationwide are reportedly experiencing delays in filling prescription orders due to the cyberattack.
<p>Bed blocking causes patients to be stuck at the hospital rather than going to rehab. Patients might also wait on a gurney in the ER, says Dr. Will O'Connor, CMIO at TigerConnect.<br />
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UVM lost $30 million in the attack and experienced disruptions to care services that lasted more than two weeks.
<p>AI is used in navigation systems for surgeries, for implementing data sets and for helping athletes self-direct in recovery, says Florida Atlantic University Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine's Dr. Manish Gupta and Harshal Sanghavi.<br />
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<p>In a preview of his HIMSS24 presentation, Dr. Jonathan Chen, assistant professor at the Stanford Center for Biomedical Informatics Research, said a patient's care quality hinges on whether medical teams can distinguish between fact and fiction.<br />
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In November, national utilization increased 6.3%, climbing from 4.8% of medical claim lines in October to 5.1% in November.
The agency wants to modernize matching technology and reduce inequities in the waitlist process.