Quality and Safety

<p>The authority for public hospitals in Hong Kong is at an advanced stage of digitization, having achieved 358 out of 400 HIMSS Digital Indicators in 2021, according to chief system manager Eric Wong.</p> <p> </p>

Tests may be ordered starting in early December, with the CDC anticipating a moderate COVID-19 wave.

Ardent proactively took its network offline, suspending user access to its IT applications, including corporate servers and Epic software.

The data that was potentially compromised includes names, social security numbers, addresses and insurance claim information.

States that ended continuous enrollment in April have had the greatest increase in self-pay visits, Epic Research finds.

<p>Elsemieke Hackenitz, Direct Diagnostics CEO, says that her company’s focus has shifted from direct-to-consumer products to B2B solutions and products for healthcare professionals.</p> <p> </p>

The largest 10 nursing home chains own more than 10% of facilities, a share that raises market concentration concern.

Members have access to a support team including doulas, nurses, lactation consultants, nutritionists and care coordinators.

<p>AI can detect patients who are at high risk even as they're in the ambulance on the way to the hospital, says Professor Oscar Lee, vice superintendent of China Medical University Hospital, a 2023 HIMSS Davies Award recipient.<br />  </p>

Once the current strategy is implemented, 98% of all consumers will have access to insulin for $35 per month, company says.