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If Congress doesn’t take action by the end of 2024 to make permanent waivers that have been extended for two years, the country goes back to March 2020 policy, says Tom Leary, senior vice president and head of government relations at HIMSS.  

Predictive AI alerts nurses of those patients at risk for a bad outcome and found that interventions to prevent, for instance, sepsis, saves an estimated 50 lives a year, says UC San Diego Health Chief Health AI Officer Dr. Karandeep Singh.  

Effectively immediately the company has assigned a new chief pharmacy officer and new head of Pharmacy and Consumer Wellness.

Good educators have to bring awareness of what’s going on in the healthcare security landscape and integrate that into the curriculum, says Laquan Black, assistant professor of Health Information Technology at Guttman Community College.

Susan Diamond is wrapping up an 18-year career at Humana and will serve in an advisory role through the end of 2025.

The biggest expense increases were on the nonlabor side, particularly in drug costs, data shows.

Franciscan says the ability to provide mental health services has not been able to keep up with the increased demand nationwide.

Evidence suggests the anesthesiologist surreptitiously injected IV bags of saline with epinephrine, bupivacaine and other drugs.

The program will train executives in applying reliability and human performance principles to their care.

The HIMSS Chapter Advocacy Task Force allows for a unified voice for advocacy and mentorship, says Marjorie Rosen, HIMSS Chapter Advocacy vice chair.